Financial crisis and institutional change in East Asia [electronic resource] /
Lai, Jikon.author.
In light of the Asian financial crisis of 1997, Lai examines whether East Asian economies converged onto the liberal market model by studying the evolution of the financial sectors of Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. This includes sectoral diversification, the nature of competition, and the regulatory and supervisory frameworks.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1 Whither the Asian Financial Systems Post-Crisis?; The causes of the Asian financial crisis of 1997-8; Fixing the East Asian financial systems; 2 Analysing Economic Models; Economic convergence and divergence; Economic models and financial systems; Observing the characteristics of different financial systems; Institutional analysis; Some methodological clarifications; 3 Korea; History; Managing the crisis; Post-Crisis evolution of the financial system
Conclusion4 Malaysia; History; The Asian financial crisis; Post-Crisis evolution of the financial system; Conclusion; 5 Thailand; History; Managing the financial crisis; Post-Crisis evolution of the financial system; Conclusion; 6 Financial Systems in East Asia; Changes in the financial sectors; The state still influences?; Epilogue: the East Asian financial sectors and the global financial crisis; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In light of the Asian financial crisis of 1997, Lai examines whether East Asian economies converged onto the liberal market model by studying the evolution of the financial sectors of Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. This includes sectoral diversification, the nature of competition, and the regulatory and supervisory frameworks.
Economic development.
International economics.
Finance.
Political economy.
Asia—Economic conditions.
Development Studies.
International Economics.
Finance, general.
International Political Economy.
Asian Economics.