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Sovereign Insolvency Procedures – A Comparative Look At Selected Proposals

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  • Kathrin Berensmann
  • Angélique Herzberg

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The most practicable short‐term approaches for sovereign debt restructuring would include a code of conduct (voluntary approach) and collective action clauses (contractual approach). In the medium term, a sovereign insolvency procedure (statutory approach) may have an important role to play because it would be a comprehensive instrument designed to coordinate different creditor groups prior to and during a debt crisis. This paper provides a survey of six comprehensive policy proposals for a sovereign bankruptcy procedure. It points to approaches that could improve existing proposals and creates a basis for new proposals which could prove conducive to reaching political consensus.

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  • Kathrin Berensmann & Angélique Herzberg, 2009. "Sovereign Insolvency Procedures – A Comparative Look At Selected Proposals," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(5), pages 856-881, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jecsur:v:23:y:2009:i:5:p:856-881
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2009.00604.x
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