02711nam 2200637 a 450 991045175740332120200520144314.01-280-81939-197866108193930-8213-6859-1(CKB)1000000000473209(EBL)459531(OCoLC)137337206(SSID)ssj0000087194(PQKBManifestationID)11998662(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087194(PQKBWorkID)10031624(PQKB)11275613(MiAaPQ)EBC459531(Au-PeEL)EBL459531(CaPaEBR)ebr10170952(CaONFJC)MIL81939(OCoLC)821697725(EXLCZ)99100000000047320920061127d2007 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGovernment guarantees[electronic resource] allocating and valuing risk in privately financed infrastructure projects /Timothy C. IrwinWashington, D.C. World Bankc20071 online resource (230 p.)Directions in development. InfrastructureDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-6858-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-203) and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Overview; Chapter 2 Lessons of History; Chapter 3 Obstacles to Good Decisions; Figures; Tables; Chapter 4 Allocating Exposure to Risk; Chapter 5 The Allocation of Three Risks; Chapter 6 Rules; Chapter 7 Valuing Exposure to Risk; Chapter 8 The Valuation of Exposure to Three Risks; Appendix A; References; IndexThe book considers when governments should give guarantees to private investors. After describing the history of guarantees, and the challenges the politics and psychology create for good decisions, the book sets out principles for allocating risk (and therefore guarantees), techniques for valuing guarantees, and rules to encourage good decisions.Directions in development (Washington, D.C.).Infrastructure.Infrastructure (Economics)ManagementRisk managementPublic-private sector cooperationElectronic books.Infrastructure (Economics)Management.Risk management.Public-private sector cooperation.363.6068/1Irwin Timothy869727MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451757403321Government guarantees1941802UNINA