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South Korea's Financial Crisis: Onset, Turnaround, and Thereafter
Author(s): Kyu-Sung Lee (Author)
- Publisher: World Bank Publications
- Publication Date: 15 Oct. 2010
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 469 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780821382394
- ISBN-13: 082138239X
Book Description
This book provides an unparalleled insider’s look at the factors leading up to the 1997-98 crisis in South Korea and how the crisis unfolded over the next two years. Written by former finance minister Kyu-Sung Lee, this book traces the evolving situation across the key sectors and the series of policy and institutional measures the government deployed throughout the crisis. This book is a must-read for policymakers, scholars, students, and any reader interested in understanding the facts and circumstances surrounding the 1997-98 crisis, the policies undertaken at the time, and what the experience implies for preventing future crises.
