By 1982,the Thirty Most Heavily Indebted Developing Countries Owed More

question 26

Multiple Choice

By 1982,the thirty most heavily indebted developing countries owed more than $600 billion to foreign lenders.Creditors initially diagnosed the debt crisis as a

• A) long-term liquidity problem.
• B) medium-term liquidity problem.
• C) short-term liquidity problem.
• D) failure of ISI trade policies.
• E) medium-term energy related problem.

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