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Sovereign Finance and the Poverty of Nations: Odious Debt in International Law by WONG Yvonne . Cheltenham/Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing , 2012. xiii + 176 pp. Hardcover: £65.00.
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In an engaging, forward-thinking scholarly endeavour, Wong elaborates the doctrine of odious debt in the context of sovereign finance and its affiliation to the poverty of nations. Wong demonstrates an acute skill in taking even an amateur reader into the subject of sovereign finance and odious debt, enriching the reader's understanding and appreciation from the historic pedigrees to the current approaches and reflections of the doctrine through its nine chapters. The first couple of chapters are dedicated to providing a concise yet comprehensive overview...