Research Catalog

Title

Debt relief for the poorest : an evaluation update of the HIPC initiative / [team led by Shonar Lala ; Rupa Ranganathan, Brett Libresco].

Author

Lala, Shonar, 1973-

Publication

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2006.

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Additional Authors

• Ranganathan, Rupa.
• Libresco, Brett.
• World Bank. Independent Evaluation Group.

Description

xv, 77 pages : illustrations; 28 cm

Subject

• Debt relief > Developing countries
• Debts, External > Developing countries

Note

• Authors from acknowledgements.
• "World Bank Independent Evaluation Group."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-77).

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Delivery of debt relief -- 3. Prospects for debt sustainability -- 4. Policy performance and poverty reduction -- 5. Findings -- App. A. Guide to the HIPC Initiative -- App. B. Extensions of the deadline for HIPC eligibility, 1998-2004 -- App. C. Country groupings -- App. D. Comparison of economic projections to historical trends -- App. E. Debt indicators and sustainability assessments in eight post-completion-point countries -- App. F. Countries with macroeconomic slippages or delays since completion point -- App. G. Achievement and waivers of completion point conditions -- App. H. Measures of policy performance -- App. I. Performance on governance indicators -- App. J. Titles for further reading.

ISBN

0821366564

LCCN

• 2006046450
• 9780821366561

OCLC

• ocm68417012
• SCSB-5931462

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries