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Debt campaign briefings

See also the Debt indepth campaign page and the Debt reports page.

Out of time

Out of time
(September 2006)
Why the IMF and World Bank
should be scrapped.
pdf 4 pages

Justice for Nigeria

Justice for Nigeria
(January 2006)
Why the UK should return Nigeria's £1.7 billion to fight poverty.
pdf 4 pages

Short measures

Short measures
(May 2005)
A media briefing on why UK Government proposals won't end the Third World Debt crisis.
pdf 4 pages

Kept in the dark

Kept in the dark
(April 2005)
A briefing on parliamentary scrutiny of the IMF and World Bank.
pdf 15 pages

Growing old disgracefully

Growing old disgracefully
(July 2004)
A case for radical reform of the World Bank and IMF at 60.
pdf 2 pages

Debt and destruction in Senegal

Debt and destruction in Senegal
(October 2003)
A study of twenty years of IMF and World Bank policies.
pdf 4 pages

Treacherous conditions

Treacherous conditions
(May 2003)
How IMF and World Bank policies tied to debt relief are undermining development.
pdf 4 pages

Debt: the continuing crisis

Debt: The continuing crisis
(Apr 2003)
A basic summary of debt issues and the campaign so far.
pdf 2 pages

Debt and the G8

Debt and the G8
(June 2003)
A World Development Movement briefing on the commitment of the world's richest countries to debt relief for the world's poorest.
pdf 3 pages

Debt and HIPC

Debt and HIPC: The Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative
(June 2001 updated Jun 02)
This briefing examines what debt relief is being offered through the HIPC initiative and why it is not enough.
pdf 4 pages

PRSP briefing

PRSP briefing: Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
(June 2002)
PRSPs have replaced structural adjustment programmes as the new conditions attached to debt relief. Are they an improvement on the past?
pdf 4 pages

non-HIPCs

The non-HIPCs: Indebted, excluded & poor
(Aug 2000)
WDM looks at the fallacy of 'sustainable debt'.
pdf 5 pages

The missing link: debt and trade

The missing link: Debt and trade
(February 2001)
WDM argues that debt and trade are inextricably linked. This paper illustrates that until trade rules are revised the spiraling debt crisis will continue.
pdf 4 pages

For other briefings please browse by section, or view the complete list.