The perceived lack of conclusive quantitative evidence on the macroeconomic effects of debt relief in low-income countries has generally blurred the image of debt relief efforts and left the issues of its effectiveness and efficiency open to debate and dispute. This thesis seeks to shed more light on the subject by providing some further empirical evidence. This objective is achieved by performing an empirical investigation of two effects of debt relief. First, the study examines the debt relief-new borrowing relationship in a multivariable regression framework. The results that emerge suggest that, on average, debt relief can be beneficial in reducing the future new borrowing of Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs). This conclusion, to some extent, is in line with the goals of HIPCs debt relief initiatives in reducing external debt burdens of those countries to sustainable levels. However, it presents a challenge to the views of William Easterly on the ???perverse incentive effects??? of ???continuing waves??? of debt relief that are said to lead to further debt accumulation of a similar magnitude to replace old cancelled debt. Second, the analysis explores the influence of debt relief on domestic investment behaviour in developing countries. Debt relief is found to have a positive effect on domestic investment in countries with good policy environments. This result suggests that debt relief would be more effective in promoting domestic investment if it were more cautiously conditioned on sound policy frameworks.

The perceived lack of conclusive quantitative evidence on the macroeconomic effects of debt relief in low-income countries has generally blurred the image of debt relief efforts and left the issues of its effectiveness and efficiency open to debate and dispute. This thesis seeks to shed more light on the subject by providing some further empirical evidence. This objective is achieved by performing an empirical investigation of two effects of debt relief. First, the study examines the debt relief-new borrowing relationship in a multivariable regression framework. The results that emerge suggest that, on average, debt relief can be beneficial in reducing the future new borrowing of Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs). This conclusion, to some extent, is in line with the goals of HIPCs debt relief initiatives in reducing external debt burdens of those countries to sustainable levels. However, it presents a challenge to the views of William Easterly on the ???perverse incentive effects??? of ???continuing waves??? of debt relief that are said to lead to further debt accumulation of a similar magnitude to replace old cancelled debt. Second, the analysis explores the influence of debt relief on domestic investment behaviour in developing countries. Debt relief is found to have a positive effect on domestic investment in countries with good policy environments. This result suggests that debt relief would be more effective in promoting domestic investment if it were more cautiously conditioned on sound policy frameworks.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 148-152).

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University

<p.South Africa lacks an efficient regulatory environment that promotes business rescue. The fact that the introduction of a regulatory environment with modern business rescue principles will be a step forward in making South Africa more competitive and bringing it in line with the modern global economy makes the topic pertinent from both a political and business perspective.At the core of the current discourse regarding business rescue is a fundamental shift in the approach to insolvency, namely that a debtor-friendly approach will encourage early intervention in the affairs of a distressed company. Initiating a state of business rescue without a court order and entering into a moratorium with the resulting impact on the rights of creditors introduces a move towards a debtor-friendly approach. This move in turn presents the problem: What form should the local regulatory environment pertaining to entering a state of business rescue and the automatic take? This report examined international practices and local developments, and includes local research. It puts forward a proposal as to what the minimum requirements for initiating a state of business rescue and the moratorium in a new regulatory environment should be. A summary of the status quo in South Africa, with recommendations, is also presented. It also identifies areas for further research. / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / unrestricted

The issue of the high levels of external debt in the poorest nations has become an increasing matter of concern for the industrialized nations due to the difficulties that heavily indebted nations have with sustaining economic growth. In 2005 the Group of Eight pledged to cancel the debt of the world?s most indebted countries that are eligible for the relief under the Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) initiative. Based on this pledge, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund approved the debt cancellation in March 2006, with debt cancellation commencing on June 1, 2006. As a reaction, this thesis provides an overview of arguments in favor of debt cancellation as well as against debt cancellation as they are introduced in economic literature. After presenting and taking all the points of view into consideration this thesis comes to the conclusion whether the debt cancellation is a good way to go.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-143).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University, 1990. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 165-170).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgetown University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Maryland, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 253-265).