{"product_id":"the-debt-system-a-history-of-sovereign-debts-and-their-repudiation-9781642591187","title":"The Debt System: A History of Sovereign Debts and Their Repudiation","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor as long as there have been rich nations and poor nations, debt has been a powerful force for maintaining the unequal relations between them. Treated as sacrosanct, immutable, and eternally binding, it has become the yoke of choice for imperial powers in the post-colonial world to enforce their subservience over the global south. In this ground-breaking history, renowned economist Éric Toussaint argues for a radical reversal of this balance of accounts through the repudiation of sovereign debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eÉric Toussaint\u003c\/strong\u003e, Senior Lecturer at the University of Liège, is President of Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debts, Belgium. He is the co-author of \u003cem\u003eDebt, the IMF, and the World Bank, Sixty Questions, Sixty Answers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642591187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"\u0026#201;ric Toussaint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43471198486709,"sku":"9781642591187","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c925e30a-946e-4db3-b54e-e84a42979292.jpg?v=1704824049","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-debt-system-a-history-of-sovereign-debts-and-their-repudiation-9781642591187","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}