The downsizing of Asia / Francois Godement.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Godement, François.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Financial crises--Asia.

Financial crises.

Capital market--Asia.

Capital market.

Asia--Economic conditions--1945-.

Asia.

Physical Description:

208p. ; 22cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Until very recently it was assumed that the Asian miracle of prodigious economic growth would continue indefinitely. Europe and America, it seemed, were being left behind. The recent financial crisis in Asia has now changed all that. François Godement provides a broad-ranging survey of the regions economies since 1993 and explains the main reasons behind the recent financial crisis. He also examines important factors such as demography, Asian values, crony capitalism, industrial groupings and the wane of political authority.The Asian miracle has not come to an end, but the author mak

Contents:

Cover; The Downsizing of Asia; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: A crash course in history; 2 An explanation of the 1997 Asian Crash; 3 Asia, meet the rescue party; 4 Asian values, minus the debate: The facts behind the myth; 5 The challenge to Asian identity; 6 Challenging Asian politics; 7 A Faustian deal for Asia?; 8 Conclusion: Two scenarios for tomorrow; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-235) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-64053-6

041519833x

0415198348

0-203-25866-5

0-203-02679-9

1-280-33227-1

1-134-64054-4

9780203026793

OCLC:

50855368