Number: RL30449 Title: DEBT AND DEVELOPMENT IN POOR COUNTRIES: RETHINKING POLICY RESPONSES Authors: J.F. Hornbeck, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Abstract: This report discusses how debt fits into the broader development picture including, defining the circumstances that lead to heavy indebtedness, drawing specific lessons from the Latin American and African cases, and evaluating the success and failure of earlier debt policy responses. Pages: 24 Date: Updated March 1, 2000