Other people's money : debt denomination and financial instability in emerging market economies / edited by Barry Eichengreen and Ricardo Hausmann.

Other author Eichengreen, Barry J.
Other author Hausmann, Ricardo.
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Descriptionvii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Capital movements--Developing countries.
Debts, External--Developing countries.
Finance--Developing countries.
Monetary policy--Developing countries.

Contents The pain of original sin -- Must original sin cause macroeconomic damnation? -- A fiscal perspective on currency crises and "original sin" -- Original sin, balance-sheet crises, and the roles of international lending -- How original sin was overcome : the evolution of external debt denominated in domestic currencies in the United States and the British dominions, 1800-2000 -- Old sins : exchange clauses and European foreign lending in the nineteenth century -- Why do emerging economies borrow in foreign currency? -- Why do countries borrow the way they borrow? -- The mystery of original sin -- Original sin : the road to redemption.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004015213
ISBN0226194558 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HG3891 .O84 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold