This paper seeks to draw lessons from the IMF’s experience in handling financial crises around the globe over the past ten years that are relevant to the challenges faced by countries in Latin America, especially in the wake of the recent crisis in Argentina. Experience suggests that there is...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Overview -- I. Explaining the 1990s -- 2 The Morning After: Explaining the Slowdown in Japanese Growth -- 3 Identifying the Shocks: Japan's Economic Performance in the 1990s -- 4 Explaining the Slump in Japanese Business Investment -- 5 Where Are We Going? The...