Pt. 1: Introduction and background. I: Introduction. II: Macroeconomic overview. Pt. 2: Regional sector reviews. III: The energy sector. IV: Transportation. V: Telecommunications. VI: Trade and payment systems. VII: Summary and conclusions. Strategies for increasing economic cooperation in...

A key legacy of the Asian financial crisis of 1997-1998 is a sustained drop-off in the investment rates of East Asian countries that were hardest hit by the crisis. We first review the stylized facts of investment in those countries, and then explore and evaluate the various possible...