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 Extractives
The presence of oil or gas reserves or minerals such as gold, copper and zinc, should bring wealth and opportunity to a country. But in reality possessing these ‘extractive’ resources often leads to poverty, debt, corruption and misery.
May 2009 |
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Debt and Islam
It is well known that debt is one of the root causes of poverty in many poor countries. Less known is how Islam, a religion with charitable giving, social rights and justice at its core, deals with the issue. Muslim teachings are rarely utilised in the international discourse on 'unjust' debt and its consequences, yet studying them reveals many ways that the debt crisis could be tackled and ways in which similar problems could be avoided in the future.
November 2008 |
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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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