Debt relief initiatives : policy design and outcomes / by Marco Arnone and Andrea F. Presbitero.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The heavily indebted poor countries and the multilateral debt relief initiatives : description and issues -- External debt sustainability : theory, approaches and limitations -- Domestic debt in developing countries -- The relevance of domestic debt in HIPCs -- Domestic debt and debt sustainability -- External debt and growth : mixed evidence -- External debt and growth : an empirical investigation -- An ex-post evaluation of debt relief -- The global economic and financial crisis and the HIPCs -- Some proposals for a comprehensive approach to debt sustainability and debt relief.