1989 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
The UN Development Decade and the World Debt Problem
Author : Jakov Sirotković
Published in: Economic Development and World Debt
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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The problem of international debts is, no doubt, the most important issue that the world economy is faced with. It is a hallmark of the deep crisis, that is progressive in character, and generally referred to as ‘the debt crisis’ by many economists and politicians. International debts have reached a level that endangers economic development in the whole world, and nowadays they have hit hard developing countries, especially the poorest ones. They pose a gigantic menace to the development processes of developed and developing countries alike. Since the debt crisis might very quickly create a general crisis all around the globe, a speedy solution to the problem of the world economy is required.