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"Analyzes the feasibility of continued exchange rate pegging in East Asia and explores alternatives, including some form of regional monetary integration. Argues for coordinating the adjustment of Asian currencies against the dollar and sketches scenarios for the creation of an Asian central bank and a single Asian currency"--Provided by publisher

Providing an integrated analysis of the event and its consequences, the chapters in the book consider the causes of the crisis, the response of the US government and International Monetary Fund, adjustments in the Korean monetary and fiscal policies, and the success of financial and corporate restructuring. The concluding chapters bring the story up-to-date, describing the aftermath of the crisis and assessing whether there has been sufficient reform to facilitate the country's recovery and growth