Sovereign Debt and the Financial Crisis : Will This Time Be Different?

The financial crisis of 2008 has rekindled interest in sovereign debt crises among policy makers and scholars. History shows that lending booms typically end in busts, with the beneficiaries of debt in the upswing often forced to default or resched...

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Main Authors: Primo Braga, Carlos A., Vincelette, Gallina A.
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Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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spelling okr-10986-25342021-04-23T14:02:02Z Sovereign Debt and the Financial Crisis : Will This Time Be Different? Primo Braga, Carlos A. Vincelette, Gallina A. DEBT The financial crisis of 2008 has rekindled interest in sovereign debt crises among policy makers and scholars. History shows that lending booms typically end in busts, with the beneficiaries of debt in the upswing often forced to default or reschedule their debts in the downswing (Sturzenegger and Zettelmeyer 2006). The impact of the first financial crisis of the 21st century on capital flows to developing countries and the signs of stress in debt markets of several European countries in the first half of 2010 raise the inevitable question, Are author about to witness a new generation of sovereign debt crises? This book addresses this question. It adopts an integrated approach by drawing on both theoretical research and experience from professionals involved in technical assistance in this area. It documents recent improvements in macroeconomic policies and debt management practices, which to a large extent explain the resilience of developing and emerging economies, and identifies challenges ahead and areas that require special attention from policy makers. 2012-03-19T09:35:54Z 2012-03-19T09:35:54Z 2011 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20101207001919 978-0-8213-8483-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2534 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication
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Primo Braga, Carlos A.
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Sovereign Debt and the Financial Crisis : Will This Time Be Different?
description The financial crisis of 2008 has rekindled interest in sovereign debt crises among policy makers and scholars. History shows that lending booms typically end in busts, with the beneficiaries of debt in the upswing often forced to default or reschedule their debts in the downswing (Sturzenegger and Zettelmeyer 2006). The impact of the first financial crisis of the 21st century on capital flows to developing countries and the signs of stress in debt markets of several European countries in the first half of 2010 raise the inevitable question, Are author about to witness a new generation of sovereign debt crises? This book addresses this question. It adopts an integrated approach by drawing on both theoretical research and experience from professionals involved in technical assistance in this area. It documents recent improvements in macroeconomic policies and debt management practices, which to a large extent explain the resilience of developing and emerging economies, and identifies challenges ahead and areas that require special attention from policy makers.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Primo Braga, Carlos A.
Vincelette, Gallina A.
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Vincelette, Gallina A.
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title Sovereign Debt and the Financial Crisis : Will This Time Be Different?
title_short Sovereign Debt and the Financial Crisis : Will This Time Be Different?
title_full Sovereign Debt and the Financial Crisis : Will This Time Be Different?
title_fullStr Sovereign Debt and the Financial Crisis : Will This Time Be Different?
title_full_unstemmed Sovereign Debt and the Financial Crisis : Will This Time Be Different?
title_sort sovereign debt and the financial crisis : will this time be different?
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