Structural Aspects of the East Asian Crisis [electronic resource] /
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Paris : OECD Publishing,
1999.
The once booming dynamic economies in Asia were drawn into a whirlpool of business failures and economic devastation following the flotation of the Thai baht in July 1997, and the consequent collapse of asset prices and currency depreciations in several East Asian countries. High growth in these emerging market economies had masked important structural weaknesses that eventually triggered the economic slump now referred to as the Asia Crisis. To address the structural measures needed to restore sustained economic growth and stability in the crisis-affected countries, this book brings forth analyses and recommendations on the crisis from internationally respected economists and policy makers and the OECD. Overall, experts conclude that, to deal with the crisis and alleviate social distress, structural reforms of government, business and the financial sector must be undertaken rapidly. Such reforms must be established with a long-term view to protect these and other countries from future crises. Economic recovery in Asia is a high priority for the OECD. As an international organisation with experience across a broad range of structural issues, it is a unique forum for the exchange of views on national experiences with policy reforms and possible improvements in the functioning of financial markets. In November 1998, the OECD's Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members (CCNM) held the symposium that led to this publication. Experts from OECD Member and non-member economies attended the symposium. This publication assembles their contributions and provides insight into the possible role of the OECD in promoting economic recovery in the region.
Foreword -- Opening Address by Donald J. Johnston -- Chapter 1. Understanding East Asian Growth and Development -- -East Asian Growth: Retrospect and Prospect by Anne O. Kreuger -- Sources of Economic Grwoth in East Asian Economies: Why Did Capital Stock Grow So Rapidly? by Shin-ichi Fukuda -- Disscussion by W. Max Corden -- Chapter 2. The Role of Structural Reforms in Light of the Recent Crisis -- -Restoring Economic Growth in Asia: Priority Areas of Reform and Prospects by Jungsoo Lee -- Policy Shocks, Market Intermediaries, and Corporate Strategy: The Evolution of Business Groups in Chile and India by Tarun Khanna -- Discussion by Nicholas Crafts and R. Shyan Khemani -- Chapter 3. The Social and Political Sustainability of Reforms -- -The Asian Crisis: Social Consequences and Policies by Frances Stewart -- Managing Crisis and Social Cohesion by Emil Salim -- Discussion by Cielito F. Habito and John Dawkins -- Chapter 4. Structural Reform Programmes Underway -- -Indonesia. Structural Reforms: Desirable, Necessary, Essential? by Saleh Afiff -- Malaysia. Responding to the Economic Crisis by Victor Wee -- Philippines. Managing Stabilisation and Recovery by Ofelia M.Templo -- The East Asian Crisis: Causes and Prospects. Discussion by Soogil Young -- Chapter 5. Conclusions -- -Structural Reform and Growth by Andrew Dean -- Social and Political Sustainability of Reforms by John Martin -- Implications for Future Work of the OECD by Egbert Jacobs
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The once booming dynamic economies in Asia were drawn into a whirlpool of business failures and economic devastation following the flotation of the Thai baht in July 1997, and the consequent collapse of asset prices and currency depreciations in several East Asian countries. High growth in these emerging market economies had masked important structural weaknesses that eventually triggered the economic slump now referred to as the Asia Crisis. To address the structural measures needed to restore sustained economic growth and stability in the crisis-affected countries, this book brings forth analyses and recommendations on the crisis from internationally respected economists and policy makers and the OECD. Overall, experts conclude that, to deal with the crisis and alleviate social distress, structural reforms of government, business and the financial sector must be undertaken rapidly. Such reforms must be established with a long-term view to protect these and other countries from future crises. Economic recovery in Asia is a high priority for the OECD. As an international organisation with experience across a broad range of structural issues, it is a unique forum for the exchange of views on national experiences with policy reforms and possible improvements in the functioning of financial markets. In November 1998, the OECD's Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members (CCNM) held the symposium that led to this publication. Experts from OECD Member and non-member economies attended the symposium. This publication assembles their contributions and provides insight into the possible role of the OECD in promoting economic recovery in the region.
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