Financial Liberalization and the Asian Crisis
Contributors: Ha-Joon Chang (Editor); Gabriel Palma (Editor); D. Hugh Whittaker (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: August 18, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780333921586
Subjects: Finance; International economics; History: World; Economic Conditions; Asia; History; Business / Economics / Finance; Financial crises; Economics - Macroeconomics; Development - Economic Development; Business & Economics / Economic Development; 1945-; Europe - Great Britain - General
First sentence: The floating of the Thai baht on 2 July 1997 marked the onset of the 'Asian Crisis', which had serious repercussions for the 'miracle' economies of East Asia, for developing countries in general, and for financial markets worldwide.