The book is an edited volume of different perspectives on the South Asian region and captures the political, social and economic challenges facing the region following the financial crisis and the region's responses to these challenges.

Consider these phenomena: <ul> <li>Savers at surplus countries are often ¡°penalized¡± by astronomical consumer prices, while spenders at debtor countries enjoy bargain basement prices;</li> <li>Silicon Valley continues to be the global leader in R&D and innovation despite chaos in public finance; and</li> <li>Surplus...</li></ul>

This book addresses the topical issue of whether the current environment in the US and other major countries, where quantitative easing is used to boost the economy, is conducive to the emergence of hyperinflation. This is a controversial and highly debated issue. Using both economics and...

The recent global financial crisis has caused massive upheavals worldwide. The papers in this volume analyze whether financial principles seem to have shifted in recent years, and what that may mean for international financial markets and regulation. What ¡°broke¡± in the current crisis? Is...