From Asian to Global Financial Crisis : An Asian Regulator's View of Unfettered Finance in the 1990s and 2000s (Hardcover)

Introduction; 1. Things fall apart; 2. Japan and the Asian crisis; 3. The beam in our eyes; 4. Banking: the weakest link; 5. Washington consensus and the IMF; 6. Thailand: the karma of globalization; 7. South Korea: strong body, weak heart; 8. Malaysia: the country that went her own way; 9. Indonesia: from economic to political crisis; 10. Hong Kong: unusual times need unusual action; 11. China: rise of the dragon; 12. From crisis to integration; 13. The new world of financial engineering; 14. What's wrong with financial regulation?; 15. The global financial meltdown; 16. A crisis of governance; Appendices: From Asian to global crisis: chronology of notable events; Abbreviations and acronyms.