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Governments are the major issuers of debt instruments in the global financial market. This 2005 edition provides quantitative information on central government debt broken down by instrument and duration for the 30 OECD member countries for the period 1994 to 2003. Cross-country summary tables provide data in US dollars and more detailed country tables provide data in national currency values. . Statistics are presented according to a comprehensive standard framework to allow cross-country comparison. Country notes provide information on deb

Governments and countries throughout history have risen and fallen while some have carried on through the years. However, some countries look very different from when they existed in previous times. Rulers and leaders have utilized many responses to rebellions and secessionist movements. These responses range from bloody and/or political repression, devolution, simply declaring secession unconstitutional or illegal, economic concessions/incentives, or even simply ignoring the problem. There is not only the debate as to what is the best way to put down a rebellion or secessionist movement, but also what is the right/moral response that the government should do to keep the country together in a democratic society. In order to answer the question as to what the best government reaction to a secessionist movement, then one needs to look at all the major options that have been used in modern history in Europe and North America and the impact they had on the country and how it affected that country's society. One would have little choice after researching the issue but to say that the declaration of a secessionist movement is unconstitutional/illegal is the best response a government can use.

Contents -- Series Editors' Preface to the Quantitative Economic History of China Series -- Bas van Leeuwen, Yi Xu and Peter Foldvari -- List of Figures and Tables -- Emperors of the Qing Dynasty -- Chinese Terms -- Currencies Used during the Qing dynasty -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- The Central Government's Silver Treasury -- Chapter 2 -- Silver Treasury Registers and Their Copies -- Chapter 3 -- Silver Treasury Revenues during the Qing Dynasty -- Chapter 4 -- Silver Treasury Expenditures and Payment Surpluses/Deficits during the Qing Dynasty -- Chapter 5 -- Fluctuations in Inventories of the Silver Treasury during the Qing Dynasty -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Tables of Aggregate Revenue/Expenditure of the Silver Treasury -- Appendix B: Inventories of the Silver Treasury under Different Reigns -- References -- Index