[PDF] The Social Impact Of The Financial Crisis In Indonesia And Thailand eBook

Author : Anke Landthaler
Publisher :
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 21,59 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Financial crises
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Study of the effect that the Asian financial crisis has had on the social fabric in Indonesia and Thailand.

Author : Yunpeng Zhu
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 36,77 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781782541943

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This volume presents a scholarly insider's perspective on the Asian economic crisis, examining the social, economic and political consequences of the crisis in six influential Asian economies: Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. Each chapter contains an analysis of the events leading up to and during the crisis, the social impacts and an assessment of possible futures for these countries. The contributors expertise and use of up-to-date data ensures an integrated approach by which the process of economic change can be understood. The book reveals that professional workers in the urban financial sector, as well as manual labourers in the export sector, felt the most dramatic effects. Impacts on the latter group resulted in a significant rise in the population living below the poverty line. The book emphasises the previous absence of strong social security 'nets' and the need to strengthen macroeconomic policies and institutional, legal, regulatory and supervisory structures. Other topics covered include intractable government corruption and fiscal management.

Author :
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Page : 328 pages
File Size : 31,36 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Asia
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Author : James C. Knowles
Publisher :
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 23,51 MB
Release : 1999-07
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ISBN : 9780756702397

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Assesses the social impact of the Asian financial crisis, drawing on the results of studies in 6 countries: Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand. The impacts appear to be less than were anticipated early in the crisis. However, it seems too early to draw conclusions about the eventual social consequences. This study is an interim assessment of the social impact of the crisis, which requires further monitoring. Chapters: transmission of social impacts; prices, employment, and income; inequality and poverty; human development; social capital; environment; especially disadvantaged groups; conclusions and implications. Charts and tables.

Author : Tran Van Hoa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 50,32 MB
Release : 2000-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0333978013

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Over the past two years, the world has been preoccupied with the Asia crisis, its contagion and its economic impact. The social dimension of the turmoil has only recently become the point of focus for debates and investigations by national and international organizations. This book is the first serious academic contribution to this important dimension and contains extensive research, sound analysis and concise presentation by national and international experts on such issues as poverty, education, training, health, nutrition and employment for a number of major economies in Asia and Oceania affected by the crisis.

Author : Eddy Lee
Publisher : International Labour Organization
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 10,49 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Asia
ISBN : 9789221108504

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This study examines the social impact of the Asian financial crisis which began in July 1997. Several countries experienced an economic shock of unprecedented severity after decades of uninterrupted growth. The severe rise in unemployment and its repercussions in the worst-affected countries (Thailand, Republic of Korea and Indonesia) overwhelmed the underdeveloped systems of social protection. Higher unemployment and inflation combined to push many people into poverty. A central policy message is that current programmes of policy and institutional reform following the crisis, should include a basic rethinking of the social dimension of the future model of development. The author also argues for the introduction of unemployment insurance, the expansion of social assistance and the strengthening of active labour market policies.

Author : Peter Warr
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 13,87 MB
Release : 2004-09-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134541554

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Thailand Beyond the Crisis includes recent research to give an accurate and up to date picture of the status of Thailand's economic recovery. The Asian economic crisis began in Thailand and ended a decade of sustained economic boom. This book identifies the role of policy errors involving both the Thai government and the IMF that lead to the crash of the fastest growing economy in the world. Warr addresses the consequences of the crisis, including sharply increased poverty incidence and a backlog of non- performing loans which clogged the banking system, delaying recovery. Key content includes: * the Social Consequences of the crisis, and alternatives * public sector reform * implications of a floating exchange rate * education * urbanisation and the environment.