Focusing on the impact of the 1997-99 economic crisis in Indonesia, the first part of this book discusses the economic situation in Indonesia, whilst the second elaborates on what happened to human…
Offers insight into how to sustain growth in advanced and developing countries, explains how the living standard gaps between the West and the rest of the world occurred, and addresses key challeng…
In the second half of 1997 Thailand, Malaysia, Korea and Indonesia experienced a massive outflow of foreign capital - more than $100 billion. The effects of this rival the worst years of the Latin …
The global economy, on which the world now depends more than ever, is in crisis. The Russian economy has collapsed, leading to punishing inflation and economic hardship. Scores of Japanese banks ar…
This book provides a sweeping, up-to-date, and boldly critical account of the financial crises that rocked East Asia and other parts of the world beginning with the collapse of the Thai baht in 199…
Tsuyoshi Oyama, an experienced risk management professional, has produced a valuable and insightful examination of the causes of the global financial crisis, the initial public sector responses to …
This book looks at numerous financial crises, beginning with Mexico in 1994-5, the Asian crisis of 1997-8, and the crises in Russia, Brazil, and other Latin American countries in 1998-9. Such conte…
This book is a challenging volume by distinguished, leading scholars of East Asian political economy; it provides a distinct alternative to simplistic accounts of the Asian crisis which generally s…
The Asian crisis has sparked a thoroughgoing reappraisal of current international financial norms, the policy prescriptions of the International Monetary Fund, and the adequacy of the existing fina…
Examines the financial crises of the past two decades to offer an analysis of the current recession, and argues for a new economic paradigm that limits the potential mayhem of the free market witho…