Emerging Asia

This book on the different aspects of international economic policy covers financial crises, reserve accumulation, capital flows and currency wars as well as issues relating to foreign direct investment and developments in China and India.

'...the volume rests on a foundation of extensive and high-quality research. It is well written, organized rationally and contains a wealth of bibliographical references and an array of pertinent empirical data.' - Robert L. Currey Jr. California State University, Asean Economic Bulletin

Auteur
RAMKISHEN S. RAJAN is Professor at the School of Public Policy and Co-Director of the Centre for Emerging Market Policies, George Mason University, USA. His previous publications include Exchange Rates, Currency Crisis and Monetary Cooperation in Asia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009).

Contenu
PART I: CRISIS, CAPITAL FLOWS AND EXCHANGE RATES IN ASIA Booms and Busts in Private Capital Flows to Emerging Asia since the 1990s Asia as a Source of Capital (with R.Hattari) Will the US Dollar Remain the Single Global Currency? (with S.Gopalan) Exchange Rate Regimes in Asia East Asia and the Real Exchange Rate ( with J.H.Beverinotti ) PART II: EXCHANGE RATE VOLATILITY, CRISES AND CONTROLS IN EMERGING ECONOMIES The Problem with Exchange Rate Volatility Capital Controls: No Longer Unorthodox Reconsidering the Tobin Tax Sovereign Debt Defaults: Concerns and Lessons Banking Sector Internationalisation in Asia (with S.Gopalan) PART III: ASIA AND THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE The Global Financial Crisis of 2008-09: Implications for Emerging Asia Sequencing of Regional Cooperation in Asia: The Real and Financial Dimensions Revisiting Asian Monetary and Financial Cooperation The Idea and Reality of the Asian Currency Unit (ACU) Asia in the G20: Monetary and Financial Considerations (with S.Gopalan) PART IV: MONETARY AND FINANCIAL ISSUES IN INDIA The Global Financial Crisis and the Bank Lending Channel (with M.S.Islam) Macroeconomic Management during a Period of Plenty in India Post Global Financial Crisis: Heating up of the Inflation Debate in India (with V.Yanamandra) India's International Reserves: How Diversified? (with S.Gopalan) The Importance of Remittances in India and South Asia (with S.Gopalan) PART V: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ISSUES IN ASIA Foreign Portfolio versus Foreign Direct Investment Flows: Are they So Different? Intra-Asian Foreign Direct Investment Flows (with R.Hattari) Revisiting India's Foreign Direct Investment Numbers (with S.Gopalan) Attracting Foreign Direct Investment: The Role of Financial and Fiscal Incentives Global Competition for Foreign Direct Investment and Investment Promotion