Debt and... papers
Jubilee Debt Campaign's Debt and... briefings, produced with different partners, explore the impact of debt on real lives. They argue that 'unpayable' debts, which a country cannot afford whilst meeting basic human needs, and 'illegitimate' debts, which arose from unfair or irresponsible lending, should be cancelled.
Debt and Women Poor countries' crippling debt burden has a particularly severe impact on women and girls. This briefing paper explores how it is women who take on most of the extra burdens created by a debt crisis, and how debt cancellation needs to work for their benefit. March 2007 |
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Debt and Education The ongoing debt crisis in poor countries has had and is still having a severe impact on access to education. This second briefing in the series explores the impact of debt and debt cancellation on education in poor countries. April 2007 |
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Debt and Climate Change New figures released by Jubilee Debt Campaign reveal that rich countries owe 27 times more in ‘carbon debt’ than poor countries pay in debt repayments to wealthy nations. July 2007 |
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Debt and Public Services In developing countries, the provision of decent, accessible public services can mean the difference between life and death, yet these services are threatened by huge debt burdens and the damaging policies demanded by creditors. October 2007 |
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Debt and Health The ongoing debt crisis has a severe impact on the provision of – and access to – healthcare, as it makes it impossible for poor country governments to invest in decent public health facilities and programmes when they have to use valuable resources to service their debts. December 2007 |
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