Debt-equity swaps and the enforcement of sovereign loan contracts

Journal of International Development

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-83

  Bowe, Michael ^a   Dean, James W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; CONVERTIBLE BOND; DEBT RELIEF; DEBT-EQUITY SWAP; DEVELOPING WORLD; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; INVESTMENT INCENTIVES; SOVEREIGN DEBT;

EID: 0030886038     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199701)9:1<59::AID-JID351>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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