00616nam a2200109Ia 4500080001900000100003500019245005100054260002800105300001500133520033900148583001900487  a11.01.01 S7295  aBorensztein, Eduardo...[et al]  aSovereign debt structure for crisis prevention  bIMFaWashingtonUSc2004  avii, 62 p.  aConsiders recently developed analytical approaches to improving the structure of sovereign debt using existing debt instruments.  Reviews a number of proposals - including the introduction of explicit seniority and GDP-linked instruments - in the sovereign context.  Discusses their pros and cons and the related practical challenges.  c10/11/05kJOYD