Debt relief and beyond [[electronic resource] ] : lessons learned and challenges ahead / / edited by Carlos A. Primo Braga, Dörte Dömeland

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (478 p.)
• Disciplina: 336.3/435091724
• Soggetto topico: Debt relief - Developing countries
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BragaCarlos Alberto Primo <1954-> DömelandDörte <1971->
• Note generali: "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.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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 frame
• Titolo autorizzato: Debt relief and beyond
• ISBN: 1-282-35577-5; 9786612355776; 0-8213-7875-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456867303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II