Bohoslavsky, Juan Pablo, Cantamutto, Francisco and Laskaridis, Christina (2025) The Cartagena Consensus: redefining repayment capacity as a political economy issue, not a technocratic one. Development, 67 (3). 131 - 138. ISSN 1011-6370
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This article uses a historical case study – the so-called Cartagena Consensus during the eighties in Latin America and the Caribbean – to document the historical experience of coordination among debtor countries. Using primary and secondary sources, this piece shows how historical attempts to fight the creditors have also focused on re-defining debt repayment capacity. In doing so, the article shows how much of a political project the definition of repayment capacity is, rather than a technical one. This bears relevance for the urgent need to redefine current practice of and consensus building strategies around debt sustainability analysis.
| Item Type: | Article | 
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| Additional Information: | © 2025 Society for International Development | 
| Divisions: | LSE | 
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory J Political Science | 
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2025 15:33 | 
| Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2025 23:53 | 
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128152 | 
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