Imperialism and the Political Economy of Global South’s Debt

Debt Trap: Imperialism and the Global South’s Economic Chains

The Covid-19 pandemic has thrust the Global South’s debt crisis back into the limelight. Facing declining export earnings and tax revenues, many nations in Africa, Latin America, and Asia are struggling to service their foreign currency debt, echoing the crises of the 1980s and 1990s. This is the focus of the 38th volume of the Research in Political Economy series, edited by Ndongo Samba Sylla.

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