The global economic crisis in 2008-2009 had varying impacts on economies in Asia and the Pacific. This paper studies … the impacts of the global crisis, with emphasis on the labor market, on three Asian countries: Republic of Korea (Korea …), Philippines, and Thailand. It develops a crisis index that measures the impacts of the crisis by comparing actual values of …

crisis of the last several years. In this book scholars argue in separate essays that Asian systems must strengthen their … quality, diversity, and resilience to future shocks in order to deliver growth in coming years. The book examines such … phenomena as the dominance of state-owned banks, the growth of nonbank lending (the so-called shadow banks), and the need to …

prospects as an engine of growth. Our analysis resoundingly confirms the conventional wisdom of an underperforming service …

crisis has demonstrated the urgent need to rethink the sequencing and comprehensiveness of financial liberalisation. Would … international organisations and the private sector play in crisis resolution?This volume seeks to provide answers to these questions … by discussing the roots of the Asian financial crisis and suggesting some constructive approaches to crisis resolution …