A tale of two crises : a multidisciplinary analysis / edited by Seetharam Kallidaikurichi E.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seetharam, Kallidaikurichi.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Financial crises--Asia--History--20th century.

Financial crises.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009--Government policy--Asia.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

Mass media in economic development--Asia.

Mass media in economic development.

Asia--Economic conditions--21st century.

Asia.

Asia--Economic policy--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Some analysts looked at the 1997/98 East Asian crisis not as one crisis but as a combination of crises, beginning with a crisis of confidence and evolving into a currency crisis, a financial crisis, an economic crisis, a social crisis and a political crisis. This book is a multidisciplinary study of financial crises, in particular, the Asian crisis of 1997 and the more recent global financial crisis of 2008. Looking at financial crises not as one crisis, but as a combination of crises beginning with a crisis of confidence, this study steps out of the traditional mould and exam

Contents:

Reflections on the Asian and sub-prime crises / Charles Adams

Putting the politics back in : financial crises in comparative perspective / Mark Beeson

Social origins of financial crises / Kurtulus Gemici

The legal framework and its efficacy / Stanley Siegel

Regulatory framework : the winning/losing architecture / Lan Luh Luh and Hans Tjio

Role of International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Asian Development Bbank in tackling financial crises in Asia / Sanja Samirana Pattnayak and Alka Chadha

Islamic banking : what can we learn? / Tarek Coury

How the media shapes perceptions and fuels psychology in financial crises / Thomas Oberlechner

Conclusion / Divya Sunder Ramchand.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-17240-8

0-203-08123-4

1-299-16074-3

1-136-17241-6

9780203081235

OCLC:

829461200