November 1999 - Financial reorganization under bankruptcy reduces a firm's debts to serviceable levels through negotiations overseen by courts. Academics have suggested using markets for such negotiations, giving equity holders and junior claimants call options to buy the firm back from senior...

The author exposes some of the myths still surrounding the use of vouchers in mass privatization. He explains why using vouchers will not affect the price level in the economy-even though they carry a face value. He shows that vouchers allow assets to sell despite minimum acceptable bid prices...

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, supported by a World Bank policy-based loan, is trying a new approach to reform its enterprises. Enterprises will still be privatized as soon as possible, but the government frankly acknowledges that a few enterprises have considerable clout and must be...