Past cycles of sovereign lending and default suggest that debt crises will recur at some point. This book shows why investors should reckon with similar credit events in the future. Surveying the sovereign bond market, the author provides investors with a useful toolkit for analyzing sovereign...

Restructuring the balance sheets of Western governments, banks and households is an important issue in the recovery after the recent crisis. Chorafas' latest book focuses on sovereign debt, sovereign risk and the developing economic and financial business climate and explains why the year of the...

The European Commission presented a strategy that would allow EU companies to compute their EU tax base under a single set of tax rules at the EU level and use a common formula to distribute this tax base across the individual Member States. Company Tax Reform and Formulary Apportionment in the...

Core assumptions underlying the micro portfolio approach to public debt management -- A public finance framework for long-term sovereign funding decisions -- Recommendations for broader debt management objectives -- A new approach to model the shape and dynamics of the term structure of interest...

'Nicht nur für den akademischen Unterricht, sondern zugleich auch für die politische Praxis': Günter Schmölders, Professor der Wirtschaftlichen Staatswissenschaften an der Universität zu Köln, schrieb 1970 'Finanzpolitik'. Auch heute noch, mehr als drei Jahrzehnte später, ist es das...

Grundlagen der Untersuchung -- Herleitung eines Anforderungsprofils für Konzeptionen der Besteuerung des laufenden Ertrags von Netzwerken Nahestehender -- Entwicklung der Rahmenkonzeptionen der Selbständigkeit und der Einheit -- Entwicklung möglicher Reformansätze -- Zusammenfassung...

This volume comprises studies by leading research scholars in the United States and Asia on Asia's debt capital markets. The book is unique in drawing upon the research, experience and perspectives of experts from the academic, legal, governmental and practical investment fields. They assess the...

Written by a group of international experts, this book focuses on three interdependent themes: (a) origins and consequences of the current debt crisis; (b) the systemic nature of the crisis; (c) national and international policy efforts to avoid a global collapse and bring about lasting reforms...

After a massive international campaign calling attention to the development impact of foreign debt, the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative is now underway. But will the HIPC Initiative meet its high expectations? Will debt relief substantially raise growth? How do we make sure...

This book provides a historical understanding of current debates over tax reform and offers a comparative framework for discussing the relationship between fiscal policy and the distribution of income and wealth. Topics covered include the evolution of income taxation since World War II; the...