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International lending to developing countries: the surge in international lending, 1974-1982
The oil shocks of the 1970s led to a surge in private international lending to developing countries. Four forces combined to create the surge.
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International lending to developing countries: the surge in international lending, 1974-1982
– Third, in developing countries, the 1970s was an era of peak resistance to foreign direct investment, in order to gain access to the higher returns offered in developing countries, banks had to lend outright to governments and companies in these countries.
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Taxes on international lending
If a country looms large enough to have power over the world market rate of return, it can exploit this market power to its own advantage, at the expense of other countries and the world as a whole. (nationally optimal tax) see figure 7.1 for an illustration