How the global debt system is undermining democracy and fuelling authoritarianism across Global South countries

Written by Tess Woolfenden | Edited by Jerome Phelps

With huge thanks to the following people for their collaboration, insights, and feedback which have shaped this briefing:

Mae Buenaventura, Asian People’s Movement on Debt and Development; Imène Cherif and Shereen Talaat, MENA Fem Movement for Economic, Development and Ecological Justice; Guillermina French, Leandro Gómez, Ariel Slipak and Matías Cena Trebucq, Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN), Argentina; Melani Gunathilaka, Debt for Climate Sri Lanka; Charith Gunawardena, Institute of Political Economy, Sri Lanka; Sharda Ganga, Projekta Suriname; Tim Jones, Debt Justice; Yungong Theophilus Jong, AFRODAD; Justine Kapanga, climate and debt justice activist, Kenya; Abdul Khaliq, Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt Pakistan; Isabel Ortiz, Global Social Justice; Daniela Berdeja Ruiz, Latindadd; Farooq Tariq, Kissan Rabita Committee, Pakistan.

Design and layout: behance.net/thomashenchman

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You can also find it here
https://debtjustice.org.uk/press-release/debt-and-austerity-driving-authoritarianism-across-global-south-countries-new-report-warns