| ID | 124219 |
| Title Proper | Lethal liabilities |
| Other Title Information | the human costs of debt and capital flight |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gillespie, Peter |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the mid-1980s I had the opportunity to work with the National Federation of Sugar Workers, the union of sugar plantation workers in the Philippines. It was a desperate period in Negros Occidental, the main sugar-producing island. Sugar prices had fallen worldwide. The end of a preferential trade agreement with the USA had resulted in a dramatic decline of sugar exports to the American market. The economy of Negros had collapsed. Starvation among workers and their families was setting in . |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol.34, No. 8; 2013: p.1502-1504 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol.34, No. 8; 2013: p.1502-1504 |
| Key Words | Economics ; History - 1980 ; Philippines ; South East Asia ; ASEAN ; Sugar Industries ; National Federation ; USA ; International Economics ; American Market ; Widespread ; Lethal Weapons ; Liabilities ; Human Resources ; Capital Flight ; Debt |