in the early 1990s, and the ensuing Mexican, South American, and Asian crises—have played a central role in world affairs … NBER will serve as a useful basis for further debate on the theory and practice of speculative attacks, as well as a …

There is no doubt that the open multilateral trading system after World War II was a key ingredient in the rapid … economic development of the entire world. Especially in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, exports increased dramatically … emerge as significant factors affecting world trade. This volume contains thirteen papers that analyze the tensions between …

twentieth century absent the Great Depression, but present the major post-Depression political and economic upheavals: World War …