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Tables of Contents for Current-Account Sustainability
Chapter/Section Title
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1 INTRODUCTION
1
3
2 THE NOTION OF SUSTAINABILITY
4
4
Solvency and Sustainability
4
2
"Excessive" Current-Account Imbalances
6
2
3 EXTERNAL IMBALANCES AND INTERTEMPORAL SOLVENCY
8
5
An Operational Condition for Solvency
9
4
4 WILLINGNESS TO LEND AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY
13
8
Willingness to Lend: Portfolio Diversification
13
3
Willingness to Pay and Lend: The Role of Asymmetric Information
16
5
5 INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABILITY
21
10
Structural Features
22
4
Macroeconomic Policy Stance
26
2
Political Instability, Policy Uncertainty and Credibility
28
1
Market Expectations
29
2
6 COUNTRY EPISODES
31
25
Australia: 1981-1994
31
3
Chile: 1977-1982
34
3
Ireland: 1979-1990
37
4
Israel: 1979-1986
41
2
Malaysia I: 1979-1986
43
3
Malaysia II: 1991-1995
46
1
Mexico I: 1977-1982
47
3
Mexico II: 1991-1994
50
3
South Korea: 1978-1988
53
3
7 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
56
9
8 CONCLUSIONS
65
2
REFERENCES
67