The Causes and Impact of the Asian Financial Crisis

This book, written by international experts in the Asian and world economies, provides a timely, comprehensive and authoritative assessment on the likely causes and potential impact of the Asian financial crisis. The countries covered include Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam in the ASEAN, Korean and China in Asia, and the major countries in North America and the European Community. Booknews International experts provide a timely assessment of the likely causes and potential impact of the 1990s' Asian financial crisis. The 14 contributions cover Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam in the ASEAN, Korea and China in Asia, and the major countries in North America and the European Union. Edited by Tran Van Hoa and Charles Harvie, who are both professors of economics at the U. of Wollongong, Australia. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) As witness to one of the world's great crises in recent times, academics and students, business people, national and international government analysts, policy makers and political leaders worldwide have been pre-occupied by an effort to adequately unravel or sufficiently understand the factors that have brought about the so-called Asian financial, currency or economic crisis and hopefully to find plausible cures or solutions to it. This book examines the impact of economic globalization in developing economies and it applies empirical studies of all of the major countries to theoretical perspectives on the crisis. "This book, written by international experts of the Asian and world economies, provides an assessment of the likely causes and potential impact of the 1990s' Asian financial crisis for use by governments, national international institutions and organizations, academics and students, business professionals and individuals who are interested in the subject-matter." "The countries covered include Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Vietnam in the ASEAN, Korea and China in Asia, and the major countries in North America and the European Union."--Jacket ISBN-13: 9780312226558......Page 1 iv......Page 2 7+......Page 3 1+......Page 12 61+......Page 72 121+......Page 132 181+......Page 192