Explore the complex world of international finance with ‘Raise the Debt: How Developing Countries Choose Their Creditors’. Discover why developing nations opt for loans from emerging powers like China over traditional Western creditors. This insightful book by Jonas B. Bunte delves into the strategic decisions governments make when selecting financial partners, analyzing how the specific conditions attached to loans by different creditors influence domestic interest groups. Using rigorous statistical analysis and in-depth interviews, ‘Raise the Debt’ reveals how political dominance shapes borrowing choices. Understand the critical implications of these decisions for economic development and democratic governance in recipient countries. A must-read for anyone interested in global political economy and the future of development finance.