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1985 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Foreign Indebtedness and Economic Growth: Is there a Limit to Foreign Financing?

Author : Armin Gutowski

Published in: Financing Problems of Developing Countries

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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The capacity of a country to incur debts depends, as it does for a private enterprise, on whether or not it has at its disposal profitable investment opportunities which could at least meet the interest rate demanded on the international capital market. It is obvious that the country will only then receive a loan if potential creditors are convinced that such investment opportunities exist.

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Title
Foreign Indebtedness and Economic Growth: Is there a Limit to Foreign Financing?
Author
Armin Gutowski
Copyright Year
1985
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06749-7_13