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This paper addresses the significance of debt with reference to three African countries namely, Angola, Benin and Liberia. It suggests possible ways in which these countries can solve their debt problems, including restructuring of debts.

Tags:debt, debt crisis, sub saharan africa, default, world bank, debt repayment, economic reform, dictatorships, socialist, civil war

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This paper discusses the problems associated with the high levels of student debts that exist in the United States. It looks at the history of student debts for education and discusses the flaws in the program that have resulted in the current dilemma. The paper then focuses on alternative solutions for dealing with the student debt problems, particularly debt consolidation.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Recent History of the Student Debt
The Parameters of the Current Dilemma
Alternative Approaches Responding to Student Debt
The Best Alternative Approaches to the Problem: Debt Consolidation
Conclusion

From the Paper
"There are a variety of issues that are of importance to practitioners within student services. However, the most pressing problem facing students today is the burden of educational loans they have to pay back with interests after their graduation. This paper highlighted recent history of this issue and also discussed its current parameters. In addition, this paper highlighted alternative approaches being used by students to successfully pay back their debts. This paper found that the most effective approach for students available today is loan consolidation as it offers unmatched benefits and advantages."

Tags:loan, graduation, payment

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This paper explores borrowing by corporations from the micro and macro perspective. First, the paper considers the influence of increased debts on the efficiency of the firm, explaining that proponents of high leverage claim that debt increases firm efficiency. Second, the paper looks at the macro issue, which is the impact of increase corporate debt on the stability of the country's economic and financial system.
Micro Issue: Does Debt Promote Efficiency?
The Macro Issue: How Does Debt Affect the National Economy?

From the Paper
"Corporations usually prefer to use debt as a source of finance because of the tax advantage offered by debt financing. Interest payments made by a firm are tax deductible while dividend payments are not. However, in case of debt financing a firm is also exposed to the threat of bankruptcy and reorganization. According to the traditional view, maintaining the optimal ratio of debt to equity allows the firms to avoid such threats. Recent studies have focused on some other benefits that a firm may drive through increased debt financing."

Tags:economics, finance, loan, financing, interest, national, financial, organizational, efficiency

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Brazilian economic development has been characterized by a series of boom and bust periods with little to be said in terms of sustainable development. Because of this, governments throughout the latter half of the 20th century have made efforts to guide development via economic diversity through forced industrialization. In relative terms, poverty inequality, foreign debt and inflation remain staggering. As an example, in 1995, Brazil's total outstanding foreign debt was 159 billion dollars. This has had significant repellant effects on foreign investment. During the Latin American Debt crisis in 1995, the pressures that were placed on the Brazilian economy could not be sustained. With an economy that was just starting to really grow, it could not repay the debts that it had accumulated during this crisis period. Like a bubble, the economy burst and Brazil continues to suffer the effects of a high reliance on foreign capital. This paper will look at the record of Brazilian economic development in terms of these and other important indicators.

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This paper discusses how the government is just as effected at the economic crisis at the public and how both sections of the economy have been thrown into debt. The paper examines the differences between these two types of debts and discusses ways that the government can change policies and introduce reforms in order to end this cycle.

From the Paper
"The gross Federal debt is divided into two categories: debt held by the public, and debt the government owes itself. The first category, public debt, is the total of all federal deficits, minus surpluses, over the years. This is the money that the Federal Government has borrowed from the public, such as notes and bonds of varying sizes and time periods. This debt is held by individuals, corporations, state or local governments, foreign governments, and other entities outside of the US government. This does not include Federal Financing Bank securities. (A side note here: the Federal Financing Bank was established to "consolidate and reduce the governments cost of financing a variety of federal agencies and other borrowers whose obligations are guaranteed by the Federal Government".) (Public Debt Online) "

Tags:economy, finances, government, market, treasury

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This paper critically analyzes the increasing public and national debt in the United States and posits that although it may seem that debt has only negative consequences and nothing positive, that is not true. The paper discusses how there are many different reasons why debt can be positive to the economy of a nation. The paper explains that when debt is used to create growth in the economy that can be considered as positive whereas when debt is used for short term consumption that reduces long term growth and is considered negative.

From the Paper
"In this document the author will critically analyze the increasing public and national debt in the United States. While it may sound like that debt has only negative consequences and nothing positive, that is not true. There are many different reasons why debt can be positive to the economy of a nation. When debt is used to create growth in the economy, that can be considered as positive, whereas when debt is used for short term consumption that reduces long term growth and is considered negative."

Tags:national, debt, deficit

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This paper discusses the messages conveyed in the film, "In Debt We Trust", which looks at multiple aspects of the consumer-driven debt many individuals have in the American economy. It discusses the cycle of debt and how corporations have taken advantage of people in order to make money. The paper makes two suggestions, one for individuals, and one for companies, for how to start changing their systems of payment to pay down debt in the future.

From the Paper
"Danny Schechter's 2006 documentary film, "In Debt We Trust" was marketed with the subtitle "America Before the Bubble Bursts" and the tag line, "The Money We Owe, and the Bill That's Coming Due" (Schechter). In our present-day context, we can see that the film and its concerns, as hinted at through its subtitle and tag line, were certainly right on track with the American economy. Indeed, watching the film two years after it first appeared in theatres feels at least a little uncanny or surreal, as so many of the potential problems discussed in it, including the predatory mortgage lending practices of banks, increased numbers of housing..."

Tags:film, economy, debt

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The paper presents a review of the issue of the national debt: causes, effects, and possible solutions. It looks at the history of the national debt, how it measures the net effect of fiscal policies and reviews effects and what the increase in the national debt means.

From the Paper
"This research examines the issue of the national debt in the United States together with what if anything should be done about the national debt. When one speaks of the national debt one is referring to the monetary obligations of the United States Treasury. Such obligations are created by the United States Treasury through the issuance of monetary obligation instruments... "

Tags:National, debt, fiscal, Federal, budget, deficit

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This paper examines the dimension of Kenya's national debt. It describes the enormity of the debt in human terms, as the author writes that the cost of paying just the interest alone on the debt is far larger than what the government spends on healthcare. The paper investigates the true motives of the Poverty Reduction Strategy.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Poverty Reduction Strategy
Purpose of the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Political Consequences
Political pressure by IMF
Internal violence
Conclusion
In Text Citations

From the Paper
"Africa spends four times more on interest on her loans than on healthcare.

"The issue of Third World debt is one that cannot be ignored or wished away. In just 10 years, it escalated from a little over $400 billion in 1980 to a staggering $1.3 trillion in 1990. Kenya's eternal debt is more than $7 billion". Nairobi (The Nation, October 13, 1998) ""

Tags:africa, world, bank, third, poverty, political, internal, violence, debt, nation, national, west, imf, international, monetary, fund, reduction, strategy

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A paper concerning the Nantionall Debt and its impact on the U. S. economy. As a nation of shoppers, most Americans are heavily in debt. How does all this debt affect the economy?

Tags:national, debt, economy