Where Credit is Due: How Africa's Debt Can Be a Benefit, Not a Burden: By Gregory SmithLondon: Hurst & Co Publishers, 2021, 268 pp., £25.00 (paperback), ISBN-13: 9781787384750.

Where Credit is Due: How Africa's Debt Can Be a Benefit, Not a Burden: By Gregory SmithLondon: Hurst & Co Publishers, 2021, 268 pp., £25.00 (paperback), ISBN-13: 9781787384750 Smith explains that, for official debt restructurings, the relevance of the Paris Club (of mostly Western bilateral creditor...

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Publicado en:Journal of Development Studies Vol. 58; no. 6; pp. 1303 - 1306
Autor principal: Essers, Dennis
Formato: Book Review
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2022
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Sumario:Where Credit is Due: How Africa's Debt Can Be a Benefit, Not a Burden: By Gregory SmithLondon: Hurst & Co Publishers, 2021, 268 pp., £25.00 (paperback), ISBN-13: 9781787384750 Smith explains that, for official debt restructurings, the relevance of the Paris Club (of mostly Western bilateral creditors) is waning, having led the G20 to take a central role in debt relief conversations following the Covid crisis. In I Where Credit is Due: How Africa's Debt Can Be a Benefit, Not a Burden i , Gregory Smith deals with the timely topic of how African governments can sustainably borrow to fulfil their investment needs.