The Asian Financial Crisis and the Architecture of Global Finance (Cambridge Asia-Pacific Studies)
Contributors: Gregory W. Noble (Editor); John Ravenhill (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 11, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780521794220
Subjects: Asian studies; Finance; Globalization; International economics; International finance; Economic conditions; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; International - Economics; Business/Economics; East Asia, Far East; South East Asia; Economics - General; Exports & Imports; Business & Economics / Economics / General; Business & Economics / Economics / International; Business & Economics-Economics - General; Business & Economics-Exports & Imports; Financial crises--Asia; Asia; 1945-; Financial crises
First sentence: The financial crisis that erupted in 1997 and engulfed Asia in gloom through the end of the millennium came as a shock to virtually all observers.