The public sector external debt policy

We review the theoretical grounds on which the usefulness of public external debt rests. We then examine the experiences of Latin America—especially of Mexico— in light of these theoretical grounds. The comparison of theory and historical experience shades light on important elements missing in the...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Fernández Ruíz, Jorge
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:México
Recursos:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/246
Acesso em linha:https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/246
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:public external debt
Latin America
Mexico
government
endeudamiento público externo
América Latina
México
gobierno
Descrição
Resumo:We review the theoretical grounds on which the usefulness of public external debt rests. We then examine the experiences of Latin America—especially of Mexico— in light of these theoretical grounds. The comparison of theory and historical experience shades light on important elements missing in the textbook case and allows for a better appraisal of the wisdom of government behavior.