02825nam 2200661 a 450 991082539500332120200520144314.01-134-64053-60-203-25866-50-203-02679-91-280-33227-11-134-64054-410.4324/9780203026793 (CKB)1000000000254546(EBL)165425(OCoLC)50855368(SSID)ssj0000278824(PQKBManifestationID)11238038(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278824(PQKBWorkID)10260160(PQKB)10542932(MiAaPQ)EBC165425(Au-PeEL)EBL165425(CaPaEBR)ebr5001574(CaONFJC)MIL33227(PPN)182381919(EXLCZ)99100000000025454619990212d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe downsizing of Asia /Francois Godement1st ed.London ;New York Routledge19991 online resource (252 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-19834-8 0-415-19833-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-235) and index.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; IndexUntil 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 makFinancial crisesAsiaCapital marketAsiaAsiaEconomic conditions1945-Financial crisesCapital market330.95330.950429Godement Francois437008MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825395003321The downsizing of Asia4112650UNINA