How to Spell Debt Relief
"The Jubilee movement convinced the world to write down the debt of impoverished nations, but the strings attached provoke fresh debate on economic justice"
Jeff M. Sellers | posted 5/21/2001 12:00AM
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See today's related article, "Private Debt: The Final Frontier | Broadening relief to include middle-income countries with private bank debt would be tricky." We also have a chart of debt relief pledged to developing nations.
The Jubilee 2000 Coalition site still has regular updates on debt relief but it has also launched a new site, Jubilee Plus.
The Jubilee 2000 USA site has Christian Worship Resources for Jubilee Sunday and other services and some—and some great tables outlining the debt problem worldwide.
Sojourners
magazine has regularly been covering debt, debt relief, and Jubilee 2000 from an evangelical perspective.
DebtChannel.org, "the global portal on international debt," links to news stories and analysis of debt relief efforts around the world. Its parent site, OneWorld.net, "dedicated to harnessing the democratic potential of the internet to promote human rights and sustainable development," has articles that you're not likely to find elsewhere on justice and peace.
The stop-imf mailing list republishes many newspaper editorials, press releases, and other information critical of the IMF and World Bank. For example, here's a press release on NGO responses to the Meltzer report and a Wall Street Journal editorial on the report.
The Overseas Development Council has an article on "Understanding Debt Relief."
Meltzer has an article published on the American Enterprise Institute site on "What the World Bank Ought to Be Doing."
Previous Christianity Today stories on the Jubilee 2000 campaign include:
Ecumenical Leader Condemns Injustice of International Credit System | General secretary of the World Council of Churches complains that creditor nations get to dictate how to manage debt crisis. (Mar. 20, 2001)
Jubilee 2000 Will Disband as Planned, But Its Work Will Continue | "The world will never be the same again." (Dec. 11, 2000)
Grassroots Activism Delivers Debt Relief | The Jubilee 2000 success is evidence that everyday people can make a difference. (Nov. 28, 2000)
Crushing Debt | Third World debt is as vicious as the slave trade. (June 8, 2000)
Debt Cancellation a Question of 'Justice', Kenya's Anglican Archbishop Tells Japan | Tokyo skeptical toward Jubilee 2000 message (April 19, 2000)
Poor Nations Get Debt Relief | After Congress passes Jubilee 2000 legislation, campaign rolls onward. (Jan. 4, 2000)
Churches Seek Debt Cancellation | (Oct. 5, 1998)
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