description: Many governments have faced serious instability as a result of their contingent liabilities. But conventional public finance analysis and institutions fail to address such fiscal risks. This book aims to provide motivation and practical guidance to governments seeking to improve their management of fiscal risks. The book addresses some of the difficult analytical and institutional challenges that face reformers tooling up to manage government fiscal risks. It discusses the inadequacies of conventional practices as well as recent advances in dealing with fiscal risk.
language: English
title: Government at Risk: Contingent Liabilities and Fiscal Risk
titlecomplete: Government at Risk: Contingent Liabilities and Fiscal Risk
publisher: World Bank