Sovereign Debt and the Financial Crisis: Will This Time Be Different? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780821384831)

In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, governments worldwide undertook massive fiscal interventions to stave off what otherwise would have likely been a system-wide financial and economic meltdown. The policy responses engendered significant shifts in growth trajectories and debt sustainability outlooks of both mature and developing economies. The magnitude of public liabilities incurred and the uncertainty surrounding the exit from unprecedented discretionary fiscal stimulus have become a major source of concern about a future crisis. Will the current stringent financial conditions lead to a wave of sovereign debt problems around the world? Or will countries, given their stronger fundamentals compared with previous crises' episodes, successfully muddle through the crisis? The book presents and discusses policy-relevant research on the current debt challenges which developing, emerging market, and developed economies face. Its value added lies in the integrated approach of drawing on theoretical research and evidence from practitioners' experience in developing, emerging market, and developed countries.

Author: Carlos A. Primo Braga
ISBN-10: 082138483X
ISBN-13: 9780821384831
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Language: English
Published: 11/23/2010
Pages: 524
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 123