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Household over-indebtedness in northern and southern countries: a macro-perspective

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  • Jean-Michel Servet

    (IHEID - Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement - UNIGE - Université de Genève = University of Geneva)

  • Hadrien Saiag

    (IIAC - Institut interdisciplinaire d'anthropologie du contemporain - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

Abstract

In the North, indebtedness is a well-documented fact. Little data is available from the South. But there is a growing mismatch between monetary income and cash needs, the source of debt. To grasp its magnitude, the process of financialization is revisited. It is based on a growing monetization of social relationships. The third part discusses a key element of over-indebtedness: inflation. If social relations would allow it, modest inflation would be a relatively peaceful way to solve the problem of growing private and public debt in a way that favours lenders.

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  • Jean-Michel Servet & Hadrien Saiag, 2013. "Household over-indebtedness in northern and southern countries: a macro-perspective," Post-Print halshs-02343502, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-02343502
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