Vietnam and the East Asian Crisis [Hardcover]

Suiwah Leung (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1840640898 | ISBN-13: 978-1840640892 | Publication Date: July 1999 | Edition: 1 Ed

A study of the causes and nature of the 1997 financial crisis in Thailand. It examines the Vietnamese economy and whether it is likely that a banking and currency crisis will spread to Vietnam, concluding that it is unlikely, if a sound financial system and private sector are developed.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Can Vietnam make it? Is the crisis likely to spread and make the transition still more difficult, if not impossible?. . . This is a well documented and timely case-study, raising almost all relevant issues of development. The book helps understand what is really at stake. It has succeeded in bringing together significant contributions and discussions on the big issues. And important lessons can be derived for the future of Vietnam. The general impression one gets as concerns this future is again contrasting. There are on the whole enough reasons for believing that Vietnam may be on the right track. But a "strategic vision" would indeed seem to be needed. -- Jacques De Bandt, Universit de Nice, Sophia Antipolis, France

About the Author

Director and Fellow, National Centre for Development Studies, Australian National University, Australia

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub; 1 Ed edition (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840640898
• ISBN-13: 978-1840640892
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,635,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)