Managing currency crises in emerging markets / / edited by Michael P. Dooley and Jeffrey A. Frankel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910964940503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2003
• ISBN: 9786611125493; 9781281125491; 1281125490; 9780226155425; 0226155420
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (456 p.)
• Collana: A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report
• Altri autori (Persone): DooleyMichael P <1944-> (Michael Patrick); FrankelJeffrey A
• Disciplina: 332.4/91724
• Soggetti: Currency question - Developing countries; Foreign exchange rates - Developing countries; Financial crises - Developing countries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Proceedings of a conference held in Monterey, Calif., in March 2001.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Interest Rates and Exchange Rates in the Korean, Philippine, and Thai Exchange Rate Crises -- 2. Interest Rate Defense against Speculative Attack as a Signal: A Primer -- 3. Does It Pay to Defend against a Speculative Attack? -- 4. The International Lender of Last Resort: How Large Is Large Enough? -- 5. Rescue Packages and Output Losses Following Crises -- 6. Financial Restructuring in Banking and Corporate-Sector Crises: What Policies to Pursue? -- 7. On the Fiscal Implications of Twin Crises -- 8. An Evaluation of Proposals to Reform the International Financial Architecture -- 9. Recovery and Sustainability in East Asia -- 10. A Cure Worse Than the Disease? Currency Crises and the Output Costs of IMF-Supported Stabilization Programs -- 11. IMF and World Bank Structural Adjustment Programs and Poverty -- 12. Impacts of the Indonesian Economic Crisis: Price Changes and the Poor -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The management of financial crises in emerging markets is a vital and high-stakes challenge in an increasingly global economy. For this reason, it's also a highly contentious issue in today's public policy circles. In this book, leading economists-many of whom have also participated in policy debates on these issues-consider how best to reduce the frequency and cost of such crises. The contributions here explore the management process from the beginning of a crisis to the long-term effects of the techniques used to minimize it. The first three chapters focus on the earliest responses and the immediate defense of a currency under attack, exploring whether unnecessary damage to economies can be avoided by adopting the right response within the first few days of a financial crisis. Next, contributors examine the adjustment programs that follow, considering how to design these programs so that they shorten the recovery phase, encourage economic growth, and minimize the probability of future difficulties. Finally, the last four papers analyze the actual effects of adjustment programs, asking whether they accomplish what they are designed to do-and whether, as many critics assert, they impose disproportionate costs on the poorest members of society. Recent high-profile currency crises have proven not only how harmful they can be to neighboring economies and trading partners, but also how important policy responses can be in determining their duration and severity. Economists and policymakers will welcome the insightful evaluations in this important volume, and those of its companion, Sebastian Edwards and Jeffrey A. Frankel's Preventing Currency Crises in Emerging Markets.

Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery / edited by Deepak M. Kalaskar, Peter E. Butler, Shadi Ghali

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910477180503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [S.l.] : , : UCL Press, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-910634-40-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (543 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GhaliShadi; ButlerP. E. M (Peter E. M.); KalaskarDeepak M
• Disciplina: 617.95
• Soggetti: Surgery, Plastic
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 4.7. Tissue expansion in abdominal wall reconstruction4.7.1. Free flaps; 4.7.2. Combined free flap; 4.8. Abdominal wall transplant; References; Section 2: Cancer; 3 Skin Cancer for the Plastic Surgeon; 1. Introduction; 2. Basal cell carcinoma; 2.1. Diagnosis; 2.2. Histology; 2.3. Management; 2.3.1. Non-surgical management; 2.3.2. Surgical management; 2.4. Mohs micrographic surgery; 2.5. Follow-up; 3. Squamous cell carcinoma; 3.1. Clinical presentation and diagnosis; 3.2. Management; 3.2.1. Surgical management; 3.2.2. Non-surgical management; 3.3. Follow-up; 4. Malignant melanoma.; 4.1. Ventral abdominal wall hernia4.2. Component separation; 4.2.1. Patient selection and evaluation; 4.3. Mesh repair; 4.4. Endoscopically assisted component separation technique: minimally accessed surgery; 4.5. Staged abdominal reconstruction and planned hernia repair/temporary abdominal closure; 4.5.1. Enteric fistula; 4.6. Autologous flap for the abdominal wall: pedicled flaps; 4.6.1. Tensor fascia lata; 4.6.2. Rectus femoris; 4.6.3. Anterolateral thigh flap; 4.6.4. Omental flap; 4.6.5. Rectus abdominis muscle flaps; 4.6.6. Vastus lateralis; 4.6.7. Gracilis flap.; 8.1.2. Inosculation and capillary ingrowth8.2. Graft healing; 8.3. Graft contraction; 8.4. Graft reinnervation; 8.5. Overgrafting; 8.6. Graft failure; 9. Flaps; 9.1. Local flaps; 9.2. Flaps rotating about a pivot point; ; 9.3. Distant flaps; 9.3.1. Cutaneous flaps; 9.3.2. Perforator flaps; 9.3.3. Fasciocutaneous flaps; 9.3.4. Musculocutaneous flaps; 10. Conclusion; References; 2 Abdominal Wall Reconstruction; 1. Introduction; 2. Anatomy and zones; 2.1. Classification and aetiology; 2.2. Reconstructive options; 3. Defect approach and evaluation; 4. Surgical procedures.; 4.6.2. Negative-pressure wound therapy4.6.3. Growth factors; 4.6.4. Hyperbaric oxygen; 5. How to obtain a fine-line scar; 6. Reconstructive ladder; 7. Wound closure; 7.1. Suturing techniques; 7.1.1. Simple interrupted sutures; 7.1.2. Simple continuous suture (over-and-over); 7.1.3. Mattress sutures; 7.1.4. Subcuticular (intradermal) sutures; 7.1.5. Half-buried horizontal mattress sutures (corner stitch); 7.2. Other closure techniques; 7.2.1. Skin staples; 7.2.2. Skin tapes; 7.2.3. Skin adhesives; 8. Skin grafting; 8.1. Graft take; 8.1.1. Plasmatic imbibition.; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Section 1: General; 1 Principles of Plastic Surgery, Wound Healing, Skin Grafts and Flaps; 1. Introduction; 2. The skin; 2.1. Structure and function of the skin; 2.1.1. Epidermis; 2.1.2. Dermis; 2.1.3. Hypodermis; 2.1.4. Skin appendages; 3. Wound healing; 4. Wound management; 4.1. Debridement; 4.2. Infection and inflammation; 4.3. Moisture balance; 4.4. Edge of wound; 4.5. Complex wounds; 4.6. Adjuncts to wound healing; 4.6.1. Dressings.
• Sommario/riassunto: This comprehensive textbook serves as an authoritative resource on the principles and practices of plastic surgery. Edited by experts Deepak M. Kalaskar, Peter E. Butler, and Shadi Ghali, it provides in-depth coverage of key topics including wound healing, skin grafts, cancer reconstruction, burns, trauma, pediatric plastic surgery, and aesthetic procedures. Divided into multiple sections, it addresses both fundamental techniques and advanced practices, such as craniofacial surgery, vascular anomalies, and body contouring. The book is designed for medical professionals, including surgeons and trainees, offering evidence-based information, diagrams, and clinical insights. It emphasizes safety, procedural accuracy, and the latest advancements in the field. Intended to support both learning and practice, this textbook is a vital reference for anyone engaged in or studying plastic and reconstructive surgery.