Purpose: The purpose of this module is to unpack the different emerging approaches to debt as it evolves with particular focus on the neoliberal/neocolonial approach and the feminist approach based on the impact that debt has on human rights especially on the rights of women and girls.

Objective: The objective of this module is to unpack the various approaches to debt are critical in the comprehension of the macroeconomic dimension of inequalities besides the microeconomic implications of debt.