ABSTRACT

This book looks at globalisation in historical perspective and
*examines the experience of East Asian economies during the financial crisis
*provides an account of globalisation through the activities of Japanese multinational enterprises
*deals with the social consequences of exposure to the financial market risks of globalisation in East Asia
*details the experience of East Asian economies in managing the financial crisis
*draws lessons from East Asian experience with financial market liberalisation
*asks what approaches to international financial cooperation, trade policy and corporate governance can assist East Asian interests in the world economy.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|17 pages

Globalization

Historical perspective and prospects

chapter 2|8 pages

Coping with globalization and financial crisis

Rethinking East Asian strategies

chapter 3|22 pages

Engines of globalization

Big and small multinational enterprises in the global era

chapter 4|23 pages

Social consequences of the East Asian economic crisis

A case of globalization gone wrong

chapter 6|18 pages

Foreign exchange market liberalization policies in South Korea

Past assessment and future options

chapter 7|26 pages

Capital flows and capital controls

The Malaysian experience

chapter 11|17 pages

Managing small open economies

Exchange rate systems and real sector shocks

chapter 12|15 pages

Impacts of globalization on China

An assessment of China's reforms and liberalization

chapter 14|17 pages

Globalization on the rocks

chapter 15|16 pages

A quest for a new international financial architecture

An Asia Pacific perspective