Sovereign finance and the poverty of nations : odious debt in international law - Wong, Yvonne (Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar, 2012)
The odious debts doctrine : an overview -- Sovereign debt and its legal framework -- History of sovereign debt -- Sovereign debt and the poverty of nations -- A new era for international finance -- Justifications for a law banning odious debts -- Current ideas for how the odious debts doctrine could apply in practice -- The New Approach Odious Debts Doctrine (NAODD) -- Concluding remark.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Debts, External -- Law and legislation; Debts, Public -- Law and legislation; Debt relief