This volume explores East Asia's macroeconomic experience in the 1980s and the economic impact of East Asia's growth on the rest of the world. The authors explore the causes of capital flows, changes in trade balances, and exchange rate fluctuations in East Asia and their effects on other...

The exchange rate is a crucial variable linking a nation's domestic economy to the international market. Thus choice of an exchange rate regime is a central component in the economic policy of developing countries and a key factor affecting economic growth. Historically, most developing nations...

Intro -- Trade and Employment in Developing Countries: Individual Studies -- Contents -- Editors' Preface -- 1. The Framework of the Country Studies -- 2. Foreign Trade Strategies and Employment in Brazil -- 3. Alternative Trade Strategies and Employment Implications: Chile -- 4. International...