Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies: Overview and Issues for Congress
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This report discusses sovereign debt, which is also called public debt or government debt, and refers to debt incurred by governments. The first section provides background information on sovereign debt, including why governments borrow, how sovereign debt differs from private debt, why governments repay their debt (or not), and how sovereign debt is measured. The second section examines the shift of concerns over sovereign debt sustainability from emerging markets in the 1990s and 2000s to adv…
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Date:
October 28, 2013
Creator:
Nelson, Rebecca M.
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