The risks of Public-Private Partnerships: the case of Renace in Guatemala
New report of the Debt Observatory on Globalisation (ODG) describes how Renace was implemented and what risks this PPP project implies in Guatemala. The construction
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History RePPPeated: How public private partnerships are failing
From the complete failure of the Castor Project in Spain, to an overpriced hospital in Sweden, projects financed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) make
Mega-infrastructure as a mechanism of indebtedness
ODG’s publication “Mega-infrastructure as a mechanism of indebtedness – the risk of illegitimate, ecological and gender debt” analyses the main mechanisms of indebtedness that mega-infrastructure
Care debt: patriarchy and capital on the offensive, feminist economics as a proposal
In recent years, the concept of “care debt”, associated with the time and work women have devoted to domestic and care tasks, has been widespread,
DEAUVILLE PARTNERSHIP AND EUROPEAN DEPENDENCY IN NORTH AFRICA
Since the Arab Spring, relations with North Africa have been of increasing interest to the Global North countries. The implementation of new economic policies in
Peoples Sovereignty vs. Impunity Inc.
Counterpower and Struggles forJustice Violations of human rights and the rights of peoples and nature have become inherent to transnational corporations’ operations and can only
Financialisation of infrastructure
Increasingly many aspects of our lives are becoming financialised. The development of markets around essential services and natural commodities has reshaped the world economy and is putting finance firmly
Financing Useless Projects: The debts of Castor Project
Monica Guiteras (May 2014), Observatori del Deute en la Globalització The article helps us understand the mechanism that has maintained the project alive, and explores
Exhibition “Living in a Debtocracy”
The goal of the exhibition is to reach a wide group of people with information about the process of indebtedness of the Spanish State, and
Capital Controls: A practical guide
This report, written by members of the ODG, the CADTM and RMF, explains the great importance of capital controls policies (restriction of the free movement