"Analyzes different dimensions of past financial and economic crises from the perspective of Asian countries. It examines a number of diverse crisis-relevant themes, ranging from sovereign debt to central bank responses to financial safety nets. Drawing on concrete and specific lessons from past...

First came the financial and debt crisis in Greece, then government financing difficulties and rescue programs in Ireland in 2010 and Portugal in 2011. Before long, Italy and Spain were engulfed by financial contagion as well. Finally in 2012, the European Central Bank pledged to do "whatever it...