Low-Income Country Debt Cancellation : H.R. 2634 and S. 2166.

Discusses previous efforts to cancel debt owed by low-income countries. Examines H.R. 2634 and S. 2166, both the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation, to provide complete debt relief to all poor countries that did not qualify previously for debt relief through the World...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Economic assistance. Debts, External. Projection. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Discusses previous efforts to cancel debt owed by low-income countries. Examines H.R. 2634 and S. 2166, both the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation, to provide complete debt relief to all poor countries that did not qualify previously for debt relief through the World Bank heavily indebted poor country program. Discusses potential beneficiaries, projects cost of possible Jubilee debt reduction program, outlines debt cancellation theory, and examines possible implementation and policy issues.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.