03041oam 22007455 450 991114145790332120251116215812.01-280-81939-197866108193930-8213-6859-110.1596/978-0-8213-6858-9(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(The World Bank)76820985(The World Bank)ocm76820985(US-djbf)14646778(EXLCZ)99100000000047320920061127d2007 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGovernment guarantees : allocating and valuing risk in privately financed infrastructure projects /Timothy C. Irwin1st ed.Washington, D.C. :World Bank,c2007.xi, 213 pages illustrations ;23 cmDirections 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.)Directions in development (Washington, D.C.).Infrastructure.World Bank e-Library.Infrastructure (Economics)ManagementRisk managementPublic-private sector cooperationInfrastructure (Economics)Management.Risk management.Public-private sector cooperation.363.6068/1Irwin Timothy1373999DLCDLCBAKERBTCTAC#PDLCBOOK9911141457903321Government guarantees4845492UNINA