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Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Plates -- Foreword -- Introduction: America and Lebanon -- Chapter 1: American Diplomacy and Lebanese Independence, 1943-5 -- Chapter 2: Ike Intervenes, 1958 -- Chapter 3: The Brown Mission and Red Lines, 1976 -- Chapter 4: Reagan Meant Well, 1982-4 -- Chapter 5: Syria First, 1993-2000 -- Chapter 6: The Freedom Agenda, 2004-8 -- Chapter 7: Since 2008: Lebanon in Paralysis -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Reviews various factors which could impact on continued economic growth, including export dependence, infrastructure and social needs, trade and investment policies, and national and ethnic conflicts; southeastern Asia.

TODAY THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) IS NEEDED MORE THAN EVER. THE IMF'S PERFORMANCE IN THE ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE THREE ROLES IT NEEDS TO PLAY IN TODAY'S ECONOMIES. FIRST, THE IMF OFFERS SOUND MACROECONOMIC POLICY ADVICE THAT POLITICIANS CAN SELL TO VOTERS AS THEIR OWN; SECOND, THE IMF ACTS AS A GLOBAL LENDER OF LAST RESORT DURING A LIQUIDITY CRUNCH; THIRD, THE IMF PROMOTES MICROECONOMIC REFORMS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE POLITICALLY UNACCEPTABLE.