All in all, the book lives up to its promise to explore the links among debt, development and equity. Country studies in Africa and elsewhere will be much more useful than they are at present if they also follow a similar approach. Africa Today ...to be commended for its perceptive analysis, its very well-structured format, and for its American perspective... West European Politics ...to be commended for its perceptive analysis, its very well-structured format, and for its American perspective... West European Politics All in all, the book lives up to its promise to explore the links among debt, development and equity. Country studies in Africa and elsewhere will be much more useful than they are at present if they also follow a similar approach. Africa Today