Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

Under the HIPC initiatives and MDRI, 36 countries have been provided with more than 117 billion dollars in debt relief since 1997 (IMF/IDA, 2009). This unprecedented amount of relief was made possible by the convergence of views between a “triple helix” of actors from civil society, epistemic community and the international debt regime (Callaghy, 2001), who articulated the major arguments behind the birth of the HIPC initiatives. Among them, arguably the most influential one has been

Holland etc. * Straight lines present on maps are due to these divisions. These were problematic as they didn’t take into account tribal lands and languages * Established rules for who controlled certain parts of Africa * All countries which speak French are former French colonies with the exception of the following Belgian colonies * Democratic Republic of Congo * Burundi * Rwanda * Gun-boat diplomacy changed the balance of power between African nations

principles make life more efficient 9. Governments are shielded from lobbying 10. The system encourages good government Application Name a country or countries that are members and the organisation and how they are affected by the organisation. IMF Knowledge The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 185 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic

Togo (2008) Pays n’ayant pas atteint la date de décision Comores *Les chiffres entre parenthèses se réfèrent aux années du point d’achèvement. ** Les chiffres entre parenthèses se réfèrent aux années du point de décision. Source : “Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative and Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI)— Status of Implementation”. World bank. 2009.P44 . 9 Global Development Finance. V1. 1999. P116. www.worldbank.org 10 10 Entre 1989 et 2008, les pays de

vulnérable aux chocs exogènes. L’enjeu principal des années à venir consistera à entretenir ces progrès et le soutien de la communauté internationale restera vital à cet égard. (12) L'initiative pays pauvres très endettés (PPTE, HIPC Heavily Indebted Poor Countries en anglais), est une initiative qui vise à assister les pays les plus pauvres du monde en rendant leurs dettes internationales « soutenables ». Ce programme fut lancé par l'action conjointe du Fonds monétaire international (FMI)

the developed countries (MEDCs) benefit from this relatively new trend. This is why one may ask if globalization and global actors have a positive or negative influence in the development of LEDCs; that is the economic maturation of a Less Economically Developed Country. Ultimately, globalization has many positive effects as well as many negatives. Globalization has had, over the past years, a positive influence in LEDC development, and has been helping underdeveloped countries catch up with

desertification. Countries that rely heavily on agriculture are similarly vulnerable, but the problems are particularly severe in Senegal, a semi-arid country in which rainfall can vary considerably from year to year. Moreover, only 12 percent of all land is arable (capable of supporting agriculture). The prices of agricultural commodities in the international market are similarly dependent upon natural forces. If there were to be heavy rainfall in all peanut-producing countries, the international

Bachelor Thesis of Sichuan University Title: Free trade and standard of living of developed and developing countries. Author: Camille Roussel Supervisor: Ms. XIE Bei School: School of Economics Date: 2009/05/12 Summary Preface………………………………………………………………………………………...1 Abstract………………………………………………………………….................................2 Introduction……………………………………………………………...................................3 I/ The liberalization of exchanges brings great

Development Challenges of Resource-Rich Countries: The Case of Oil Exporters Francisco G. Carneiro¥ The World Bank Africa Region Abstract: This paper discusses some of the challenges that confront oil-rich developing countries in their development path. These challenges include Dutch disease-related phenomena, macroeconomic volatility, weak governance, and constraints to institutional capacity development, which although are not inherent to these countries are likely to be accentuated in the

face au service de la dette extérieure, a un impact négatif sur ces variables. Mots clés : Côte d’Ivoire, endettement, investissement privé, croissance. Abstract During the last two decades, the economic context of developing countries, particularly Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC), is marked by indebtedness. According to the specificity of each country, effects of the indebtedness and avenues through which this indebtedness affects economic growth can differ. Our investigations show that, in Côte