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OverviewIn this accessible study, the author provides a critical assessment of the official sector's efforts to more effectively manage financial crises in emerging markets. Professor Eichengreen reviews international initiatives on both the crisis prevention and crisis resolution fronts. While crises will always be with us, he concludes that good progress has been made in limiting their spread and strengthening the international financial system. Ironically, however, official-sector initiatives in this area may in fact have made life more difficult for the poorest countries. Initiatives to limit the incidence of crises and threats to the stability of the international financial system should therefore be linked to an increase in development assistance designed to offset the extra burdens on the poorest countries. The other place where official efforts have fallen short is in creating new ways of resolving crises. The author argues that the old way - the official sector financing through the International Monetary Fund - is part of the problem, not part of the solution. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barry Eichengreen (, George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.40cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9780199257430ISBN 10: 0199257434 Pages: 204 Publication Date: 08 August 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Crisis Prevention 3: Crisis Management 4: Lessons of Recent Experience 5: The Way Forward Appendix: A Chronology of Official InitiativesReviews`Review from other book by this author It looks to me to be quite a tour de force, by the outstanding contemporary scholar of the 20th century history of the international monetary system. ' John Williamson, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics `Eichengreen's] book provides new and insightful analyses of how the gold standard worked and its role in the economic crisis of the interwar years. ' David Hale, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, Kemper Financial Services Corporation `Anyone tempted to make historical parallels between the EMS and the gold standard should read Barry Eichengreen's scholarl account ... his book is written with a clarity that allows one to identify both elements of the gold standard that were unique and those that are common to any regime of fixed exchange rates. ' Times Literary Supplement, 11/03/1993 `It is superb monetary history ... The great strength of Eichengreen's historical analysis is his enormously wide knowledge of, and sympathy for, economic and political conditions in all the major countries concerned ... a marvelous book. It is, in addition, beautifully written, and fully accessible to general readers (no mathematics, and lots of contemporary cartoons). A real pleasure to read, the work of a master economic historian.' International Journal of Finance and Economics, 07/03/1996 ... illuminating ... such a timely publication ... Financial Crises should be essential reading for any student observer or policy-maker concerned about the impact of financial crises on the world economy and the different alternatives being proposed to improve upon the international financial architecture. The Journal of Development Studies Barry Eichengreen has produced an illuminating and timely book that will be of great value to many audiences. Although the book is relatively brief it covers all the major issues in great detail focusing on two clear points, namely crisis prevention and crisis management. The Journal of Development Studies Eichengreen shows an unerring ability to get right to the heart of the matter. For those who don't have the time or inclination to plough through endless heavy-going research papers, this book is to be heartily recommended. Central Banking Journal Barry Eichengreen's slim new volume summarises the current debate on financial crises, and then takes it one stage further ... neatly and sensibly argued ... an insightful insider's analysis ... It will bring the reader up to speed on the topic in record time: everything you need to know is tidily and concisely expressed in this refreshingly accessible book, which caters for the practitioner and the novice alike. Central Banking Journal Eichengreen offers a useful guide to the continuing debates ... valuable short guide. Howard Davies, Times Literary Supplement `Review from other book by this author It looks to me to be quite a tour de force, by the outstanding contemporary scholar of the 20th century history of the international monetary system. ' John Williamson, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics `Eichengreen's] book provides new and insightful analyses of how the gold standard worked and its role in the economic crisis of the interwar years. ' David Hale, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, Kemper Financial Services Corporation `Anyone tempted to make historical parallels between the EMS and the gold standard should read Barry Eichengreen's scholarl account ... his book is written with a clarity that allows one to identify both elements of the gold standard that were unique and those that are common to any regime of fixed exchange rates. ' Times Literary Supplement, 11/03/1993 `It is superb monetary history ... The great strength of Eichengreen's historical analysis is his enormously wide knowledge of, and sympathy for, economic and political conditions in all the major countries concerned ... a marvelous book. It is, in addition, beautifully written, and fully accessible to general readers (no mathematics, and lots of contemporary cartoons). A real pleasure to read, the work of a master economic historian.' International Journal of Finance and Economics, 07/03/1996 Author InformationBarry Eichengreen is the George C. Pardee and the Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 1987. He is also Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (Cambridge, Massachusetts) and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (London). In 1997-8 he was Senior Policy Advisor at the International Monetary Fund. Professor Eichengreen has published widely on the history and current operation of the international monetary and financial system. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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