Odious debts and international fair trade.

I argue that one of the most important reasons why international trade has been unfair is that weaker parties in trading negotiations have been illegitimately forced to accept terms of trade that they would not otherwise accept under normal circumstances. Odious debts are at the center of this kind...

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Autor: Dimitriu, Cristian
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Murcia
Repositorio:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:digitum.um.es:10201/68984
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/daimon/275011
http://hdl.handle.net/10201/68984
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fair Trade
Odious Debts
Global Justice
Coercion
World Poverty
Comercio Justo
Deudas Odiosas
Justicia Global
Coerción
Pobreza Mundial
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Sumario:I argue that one of the most important reasons why international trade has been unfair is that weaker parties in trading negotiations have been illegitimately forced to accept terms of trade that they would not otherwise accept under normal circumstances. Odious debts are at the center of this kind of injustice. Odious debts are sovereign debts that are not binding for the state, as public officials have used the money for private purposes. Creditor countries have taken advantage of the fact that countries are burdened with odious debts by tailoring trade agreements in their favor.