The Debt Boomerang

This book examines six major 'Debt Connections'; six ways in which the third world 'Debt Boomerang' strikes the North as it flies back from the South: environmental destruction, drugs, costs to taxpayers, lost jobs and markets, immigration pressures, and heightened conflict and war.

List of contents

About the Transnational Institute (TNI) -- Highlights -- Introduction -- The First Boomerang: The Environment -- The Second Boomerang: Drugs -- The Third Boomerang: How Northern Taxpayers are Bailing Out the Banks -- The Fourth Boomerang: Lost Jobs and Markets -- The Fifth Boomerang: Immigration -- The Sixth Boomerang: Conflict and War -- Conclusion

Summary

This book examines six major 'Debt Connections'; six ways in which the third world 'Debt Boomerang' strikes the North as it flies back from the South: environmental destruction, drugs, costs to taxpayers, lost jobs and markets, immigration pressures, and heightened conflict and war.

Product details

• Authors: Susan George, George Susan
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2024
• EAN: 9780367306625
• ISBN: 978-0-367-30662-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General