Pinpoints the dangers to the ordinary people of the West of allowing the debt crisis to continue. It proposes debt relief as a means not only of addressing questions of justice and equity, but also an essential means of addressing problems in the West.

Seven ways third world debt affects us all. This classic book is now available from Pluto Press for the first time in the US, where it has been out of print for over 18 months. Susan George provides a lucid critique of World Bank and IMF policies, examining the far-reaching, but sometimes hidden, impact they can have on us all.