Chris C. Carvounis provides the background, the theory and definition, and the analytical tools necessary to understand the scenarios now being played out in the various LDCs. After presenting general issues related to LDC debt from the functionally distinct positions of borrowers, lenders, and negotiators, Carvounis examines in detail the cases of five specific debtor nations--Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Poland. For each country, a chronology provides background information and a commentary analyzes the key debtor-related matters. The commentaries discuss national economic development strategy, the orchestration of internal and external economies, the role of the central government as investor and regulator, domestic and foreign political factors pertinent to the country's external debts, and other significant factors.

Part I: Global Environment Chapter 1: Globalization and the Multinational Enterprise Chapter 2: Financial Goals & Governance Chapter 3: The International Monetary System Chapter 4: The Balance of Payments Chapter 5: Current Multinational Financial Challenges: Crisis Part II: Foreign Exchange Theory and Markets Chapter 6: The Foreign Exchange Market Chapter 7: International Parity Conditions Appendix: Algebraic Primer to International Parity Conditions Chapter 8: Foreign Currency Derivatives Appendix: Currency Option Pricing Theory Chapter 9: Interest Rate and Cross Currency Swaps Chapter 10: Foreign Exchange Rate Determination & Forecasting Part III: Foreign Exchange Exposure Chapter 11: Transaction Exposure Appendix: Complex Options Chapter 12: Operating Exposure Chapter 13: Translation Exposure Part IV: Financing the Global Firm Chapter 14: The Global Cost and Availability of Capital Chapter 15: Sourcing Equity Globally Chapter 16: Sourcing Debt Globally Part V: Foreign Investment Decisions Chapter 17: International Portfolio Theory & Investment Chapter 18: Foreign Direct Investment Theory & Strategy Chapter 19: Multinational Capital Budgeting Part VI: Managing Multinational Operations Chapter 20: Multinational Tax Management Chapter 21: Working Capital Management Chapter 22: International Trade Finance

Now available directly from: IIE11 Dupont Circle, NWWashington, DC 20036Tel: (202) 328-9000This book traces the origins of international debt and recent trends that burden it, including the effect of oil price shocks, high interest rates, and world recession. It examines the extent of the financial system's vulnerability, and the adequacy of bank regulation and of central bank coverage for emergency lending to international banks.Recent international rescue measures mounted for the major developing countries are discussed, and the prospects for orderly servicing of the debt during the next three years are reviewed under alternative assumptions about world economic conditions to determine whether the problem is one of short-term illiquidity or longer-term insolvency. The book also notes the implications of reduced bank lending for growth in developing countries and, by induced effects on trade, in industrial countries. It considers mainstream policy measures, especially increasing the resources of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, as well as more radical proposals, such as mandatory stretch-outs and write-downs of bank loans.