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There are striking parallels and differences behind the events dominating today’s headlines in western nations — and those that led to the debt crisis that exploded with Mexico’s default on its debts in August 1982.
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Pettifor, A. (2006). Poor Country Debt Crises: Causes and Parallels. In: The Coming First World Debt Crisis. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230236752_5
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