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Debt-for-development exchanges in Australia: past, present and future

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  • Luke Fletcher
  • Adele Webb

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Debt-for-development exchanges are one technique through which to address the ongoing debt crisis in the less-developed world. This paper discusses how Australia's first debt-for-development exchange, with Indonesia, came into being, and explores future possibilities for Australian debt exchanges. It is an interesting example of how activists and advocates can successfully pursue innovative public policy solutions to development problems. More importantly, however, this paper explores the link between debt accumulation in less-developed countries and trade policies of industrialised countries like Australia.Debt-for-development exchanges in Australia: past, present and future Échanges dette contre développement en Australie : passé, présent et futurLes échanges dettes contre développement constituent une technique au moyen de laquelle aborder la crise de la dette qui se poursuit dans les pays les moins avancés. Cet article traite de la manière dont le premier échange dette contre développement de l'Australie, mené avec l'Indonésie, a pris forme, et il examine les possibilités futures pour les échanges de dette australiens. Il s'agit d'un exemple intéressant de la manière dont les activistes et les défenseurs peuvent appliquer efficacement des solutions innovantes de politiques publiques pour répondre à des problèmes de développement. Toutefois, un aspect plus important dont traite cet article est le lien qui existe entre l'accumulation de dettes dans les pays les moins avancés et les politiques commerciales de pays industrialisés comme l'Australie.As permutas de dívida por desenvolvimento na Austrália: passado, presente e futuroAs permutas de dívida por desenvolvimento são uma técnica utilizada para lidar com a crise da dívida atual em países menos desenvolvidos. Este artigo discute como se deu a primeira permuta de dívida por desenvolvimento da Austrália com a Indonésia, e examina as possibilidades futuras para as trocas de dívida australianas. Esse é um exemplo interessante de como ativistas e defensores podem buscar de maneira bem-sucedida soluções de políticas públicas inovadoras para os problemas de desenvolvimento. Mais importante, porém, este artigo examina a conexão entre a acumulação de dívida em países menos desenvolvidos e políticas comerciais de países industrializados como a Austrália.Intercambios de deuda por desarrollo en Australia: pasado, presente y futuroLos intercambios de deuda por desarrollo son una manera de afrontar la crisis de la deuda que existe actualmente en los países menos desarrollados. Este ensayo analiza cómo Australia llevó a cabo el primer intercambio de deuda por desarrollo con Indonesia y explora futuras posibilidades para que Australia intercambie deuda. Esta experiencia es un ejemplo interesante de cómo los activistas y quienes realizan incidencia pueden alcanzar soluciones innovadoras en políticas públicas para solucionar los problemas del desarrollo. Sin embargo, lo más importante de este ensayo es que examina el vínculo entre la acumulación de deuda en países menos desarrollados y las políticas comerciales de países industrializados como Australia.

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  • Luke Fletcher & Adele Webb, 2012. "Debt-for-development exchanges in Australia: past, present and future," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(7), pages 932-945, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:22:y:2012:i:7:p:932-945
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2012.696582
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