Ukraine: Systemic Soft Budget Constraints

To its credit, the central government has to date not directly bailed out the Odessa municipality and the losses have been borne by the investors in the bond issue. At the same time, the Odessa story highlights how the system of intergovernmental finance, politics, and weak regulation of capital markets contribute to soft budget constraints. ................
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