Cet ouvrage se propose d’identifier les éléments qui permettraient aux pays d’Asie de renouer avec la confiance, tout en stabilisant les flux financiers à l’échelle de la planète. Des mesures sont ainsi préconisées pour améliorer la gestion des affaires publiques et privées,...

Rapid globalisation has brought substantial benefits to developing Asia, but it has also heightened the risks associated with policy mistakes, weak financial institutions, and problems in corporate and public governance. The 1997 Asian crisis has demonstrated the urgent need to rethink the...

"This paper evaluates the outreach and impact of two microfinance "village bank" programs that target the poor in Northeast Thailand. It controls for endogenous self-selection and program placement, using data from a unique survey conducted in 1995-1996. Results indicate that even prior to...