World Debt and Jubilee 2000
Congressman Jim Leach
Thursday, 11 Nov 1999 at 12:00 pm – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
Jim Leach represents Iowa's First District in Congress, where he is chairman of the House Banking and Financial Servies Committee. He is chiet sponsor for the Jubilee 200 bill in the House, an attempt to relieve the enormous debt burden of the world's poorest countries. Part of the World Affairs Series: Globalization - Prospects for Democracy and Freedom.
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