International Capital Flows in Calm and Turbulent Times analyzes the financial crises of the late 1990s and draws attention to the type of lenders and investors that triggered and deepened the crises. It concentrates on institutional investors and banks and provides detailed analysis of the countries most affected by the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis as well as the Czech Republic and Brazil. It also suggests necessary international financial reforms to make crises less likely.The book is unique in its scrutiny of the type of lenders and investors that triggered and deepened the crises, focusing particularly on institutional investors and banks; allocation of their assets; the criteria used in this process; and the impact of the nature of the investor on the volatility of different types of capital flow. It addresses such questions as: What determines or triggers massive changes in perceptions and sentiment by different investors and leaders? To what extent does contagion spread not just among countries but between actors? What are the policy implications of this analysis? The book concludes by examining the asymmetries in the financial architecture discussions and implementation and by offering policy proposals.
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Provides a much-needed look at the role of international capital flows in recent financial crises

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780472113095
Publisert
2003-02-26
Utgiver
Vendor
The University of Michigan Press
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Om bidragsyterne

Stephany Griffith-Jones is Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.
Ricardo Gottschalk is Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies and Programme Director, Mphil in Development Studies, University of Sussex.
Jacques Cailloux is Economist, Barclays Capital, United Kingdom.