Drowning in Debt
IMF Podcasts, March 1, 2012
Source details
- Canonical URL
- Drowning in Debt
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Bibliographic details
- Published: March 1, 2012
Main themes and thesis
- The podcast presents Philip Coggan’s argument that the extraordinary rise in debt levels in recent years will reshape the world order.
- Coggan contends that the future foremost creditor nation will be China.
Episode context
- The podcast episode coincided with the release of March’s Finance & Development and features an interview with Philip Coggan, a contributor to that quarter’s magazine.
- Philip Coggan is the author of “Paper Promises: Debt, Money, and the New World Order.”
Key participants and roles
- Interviewee:
- Philip Coggan — author of “Paper Promises: Debt, Money, and the New World Order”
- Producers / hosts:
- Bruce Edwards — International Monetary Fund; produces the IMF podcast program; award-winning audio producer and journalist who has covered armed conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters from all corners of the world; believes economists have an important role in solving the world's problems and aspires to showcase their research in every IMF podcast.
- Rhoda Metcalfe — independent journalist and audio producer.
Publication details
- The podcast episode was published March 1, 2012.