This paper explores to what extent the magnitude and speed of the contagion effects that materialized in East Asia in the second half of 1997 may have had "real" underpinnings, in the sense that the pattern of production, consumption and trade increased the vulnerability of East Asian countries...

Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface to the Fourth Edition -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction and Framework of the Study -- The Arab Uprisings of 2011: How Did We Get There? -- Cross-Regional Variation in the Arab Uprisings -- A Political Economy Framework -- The...