Rethinking sovereign debt : politics, reputation, and legitimacy in modern finance

Intro -- Contents -- 1. Open Questions in Sovereign Debt -- 2. Theoretical Underpinnings of Modern Finance -- 3. Costly Talk? Reinterpreting the Soviet Repudiation -- 4. Costa Rica, Public Benefit, and the Rule of Law -- 5. Public and Private Capital in Mid-Century Repayment Norms -- 6. Continuity and Consolidation in the Return of Private Finance -- 7. Legitimacy and Debt at the Turn of the Century -- 8. Politics and Prospects -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.