Asia's Debt Capital Markets: Prospects and Strategies for Development contains articles that share an important feature - an assessment of current and future prospects for developing debt capital markets in Asia. Some articles examine recent national or regionally sponsored actions to stimulate the development of these markets, while others provide specific proposals that are designed to expand such markets. The motivation for the articles is the fact that eight years of post-crisis discussion has not yet resulted in sufficient actions to broaden and deepen debt capital markets. Yet the role and value of such markets for economic growth and development is undisputed. The articles in this book make an important contribution in identifying obstacles to reform as well as in proposing ways to develop debt capital markets.

"This volume comprises studies by leading research scholars in the United States and Asia on Asia's debt capital markets. They assess the risks and opportunities, and strategies for developing these markets. The authors adopt a multidisciplinary approach, encompassing economics, finance and law, in the context of market practices for promoting well-functioning securities markets.

Asia's Debt Capital Markets: Opportunities and Prospects.- Opportunities and Challenges in Asian Bond Markets.- Developing Asian Bond Markets Using Securitization and Credit Guarantees.- Contemporary Markets for Asian Debt Capital Market Instruments.- The Role of Reform.- Institutional Reform and Economic Development.- Reforming China's Bond Markets: Development prospects and the effects of corporate behavior.- Improving the Policy Environment for Private Sector Participation in the Development of Local Currency and Regional Bond Markets in APEC: Report of a financial sector survey.- Strategies for Development.- Essential Changes in National Law and Regulation: Impediments to cross-border investment in Asian bond markets.- Policy Concerns and the Value of Regional Markets.- Promoting Market Development with Structured Finance and Regional Credit Enhancement.- Building a Settlement Infrastructure for the Asian Bond Markets: Asiasettle.