Éloi Diarra, Professor at the University of Rouen, presented questions raised by public debt throughout history. The various sources of debt (first round table) were analysed by Benoît Jean-Antoine, Lecturer in public law, Patrick Saurin (Collective for a citizens’ audit of public debt) Marc Debene, Former rector, Miguel Montiel, Lawyer. The weight of ideologies and constraints (second round table) was discussed by Guy Quintane, Dean, Alexandre Dumont, Doctoral student at University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, François Bonneville,Doctoral student at University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. The range of approaches and solutions (third round table) was addressed by Ramu de Bellescize, Lecturer in public law, Marie-Caroline Lefebvre, Doctoral student, Hughes Jennequin, Lecturer in economics. An overview of debt in Africa and Morocco (fourth round table) was provided by Nicaise Mede and Hervé Affoukou, Professor at the University of Benin and by Khalid Moukite, Professor at the University of Mohamed V in Rabat.
