World War Debt Settlements

Harold G. Moulton, Leo Pasvolsky

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Topic: Economics
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040275726
• Subtopic: Development Economics
• Index: Economics

World War I left in its wake an unparalleled amount of international debt. Within a period of 5 years a larger sum of international obligations existed than had been built up by ordinary processes during the whole of the preceding century. These debts were, moreover, inter-governmental in character and resulted almost wholly from the destructive processes of war. At the end of the war there was surprisingly little realization in the world of the all-pervasive and far-reaching political and economic implications of the war debts. Originally published in 1927, this book discusses the amount and origin of each of the debts; the nature of the various negotiated settlements; the changes in national policies which occurred and the issues which remained unresolved at the time of publication.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Director’s Preface
• Contents
• Chapter I The Process of Paying an International Debt
• Chapter II Germany’s Reparation Obligations
• Chapter III Great Britain's Debt Policy
• Chapter IV The French Debt Situation
• Chapter V Italy's Debt Problem
• Chapter VI Russia and Her Debts
• Chapter VII Debt Problems of the Smaller European Countries
• Chapter VIII The Extent of American Cancellations
• Chapter IX Changing Policies
• Chapter X Issues in Suspense
• Appendix A: Reparation Documents
• Appendix B: United States Debt Settlements
• Appendix C: British Debt Settlements
• Index