Addressing the global financial crisis has required fiscal intervention on a substantial scale by governments around the world. The consequent buildup of public

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Addressing the Global Financial Crisis required fiscal intervention on a substantial scale by governments around the world. The consequent build up of public de

"Over the past 25 years, significant levels of public debt and external finance are more likely to have enhanced macroeconomic vulnerability than economic growt

This book is an attempt to build some structure around the issues of sovereign debt to help guide economists, practitioners, and policymakers through this compl