Unavoidable, of course, because no one has a clue how, or if, the world can prevent another comparable financial catastrophe. Although ostensibly writing about the region, he focuses largely on Malaysia. He begins with a recap of his career over the past 50 years, but the account lacks the bite of his collection of articles, The Early Years 1947-1972 . Well, it is. And he would do better to stick to specifics.
Many observations have a quaint adolescent flavor.
Ah, if only that were practicable. In this modern world, it just ain't so. Globalization has put paid to that. The book's strength is the long section dealing with Malaysia's seemingly inexorable rise during the 1980s and 1990s - and its abrupt fall due to the Crisis. Yes, Mahathir blames the foreign-currency speculators.