Life and Debt

Name: Life and Debt
Director: Stephanie Black
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2001-04-22
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Belinda Becker

2001 · 86 min · ★ 7.3 · Documentary

Life and Debt is a 2001 American documentary film that examines the economic and social situation in Jamaica, and specifically how the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank's structural adjustment policies have impacted the island.

Directed by Stephanie Black · Written by Jamaica Kincaid

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