02866oam 22006375 450 991082440800332120200520144314.01-282-35577-597866123557760-8213-7875-910.1596/978-0-8213-7874-8(CKB)2550000000005686(EBL)476234(OCoLC)495092286(SSID)ssj0000086182(PQKBManifestationID)11998641(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000086182(PQKBWorkID)10025165(PQKB)11360344(MiAaPQ)EBC476234(Au-PeEL)EBL476234(CaPaEBR)ebr10354183(CaONFJC)MIL235577(The World Bank)ocn297146467(US-djbf)15754320(EXLCZ)99255000000000568620090528d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDebt relief and beyond : lessons learned and challenges ahead /edited by Carlos A. Primo Braga, Dorte DomelandWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2009.xxii, 451 pages illustrations ;23 cm"This book is the outcome of a conference titled 'Debt relief and beyond: a World Bank conference on debt and development,' held in October 2008 at the World Bank in Washington, D.C."--Preface.0-8213-7874-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Debt Relief; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Part II: Debt Sustainability; Part III: Odious Debt; Part IV: Debt Management; IndexThe history of debt relief goes back several decades. It reveals that a country's accumulation of unsustainable debt stems from such factors as deficiencies in macroeconomic management, adverse terms-of-trade shocks, and poor governance. Debt-relief initiatives have provided debt-burdened countries with the opportunity for a fresh start, but whether the benefits of debt relief can be preserved depends on transformations in a country's policies and institutions.In 1996, the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative was launched as the first comprehensive, multilateral, debt-relief frameWorld Bank e-Library.Debt reliefDeveloping countriesDebt relief336.3/435091724Braga Carlos Alberto Primo1954-11722Dömeland Dörte1971-1613431World Bank.DLCDLCYDXCUVDLCBOOK9910824408003321Debt relief and beyond4122443UNINA