Long-term Debt Sustainability in Low-income Countries: The HIPC Initiative Revisited (Economic Paper Series) - Softcover

An analysis of the issues involved: the factors influencing long-term debt sustainability; sustainable debt and poverty alleviation; lessons to be learnt from the current HIPC Initiative; and managing and measuring long-term debt sustainability. The publication will be useful for policy-makers in both advanced and low-income countries and students.

Bob Phillipson is a public policy adviser and campaigner whose work has covered such issues as critical care for newborns, alcohol related crime, social enterprise, refugee assistance, water management across the Middle East and primary education. Subir Shukla works on quality improvement of educational systems in India and other South Asian countries including Afghanistan. Formerly Chief Consultant to the Government of India, Shukla is now an independent consultant to state and national governments, NGOs and INGOs, and international bodies such as UNICEF.