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Sovereign Debt
An IOU for Every Man, Woman, and Child
Sovereign Debt
An IOU for Every Man, Woman, and Child
The global debt binge has affected nations rich and poor. The most debt-addicted country is Japan, where the government has borrowed heavily from its citizens for decades.
Graphic by Bloomberg Businessweek; Data: International Monetary Fund and Bloomberg Calculations
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