Die Internationale Schuldenkrise ist nicht nur ein wirtschaftswissenschaftliches, sondern auch ein sozialethisches Thema, das insbesondere von der Kampagne "Erlassjahr 2000" in den letzten Jahren wieder in das Blickfeld des öffentlichen Interesses gerückt wurde. Zentrale Forderungen der...

This paper seeks to contribute to the debate on the impact of globalisation on sovereignty by analysing how sovereign debt crises affect perceptions of sovereignty in the countries where they occur. I argue that sovereign debt crises are perceived as threats to sovereignty by citizens and...

The financial crisis of 2008 has rekindled interest in sovereign debt crises among policy makers and scholars. History shows that lending booms typically end in busts, with the beneficiaries of debt in the upswing often forced to default or reschedule their debts in the downswing (Sturzenegger...

Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: A New Wave of Sovereign Debt Crises?; 1: The Sovereign Debt Crisis That Was Not; 2: Unpleasant Surprises: Determinants and Risks of Sovereign Default;...

IMF programs are often considered to carry a "stigma" that triggers adverse market reactions. We show that such a negative IMF effect disappears when accounting for endogenous selection into programs. To proxy for a country's access to financial markets, we use credit ratings and investor...