TY - BOOK AU - Edwards,Sebastian AU - Frankel,Jeffrey A. ED - National Bureau of Economic Research. TI - Preventing currency crises in emerging markets SN - 0226184943 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - HG1496 .P74 2002 U1 - 332.46'91724 PY - 2002/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Currency question KW - Monetary policy KW - Financial crises KW - Developing countries N1 - Papers presented at a conference held in Islamorada, Fla., in Jan. 2001; Includes bibliographical references and indexes N2 - Economists and policymakers are still trying to understand the lessons recent financial crises in Asia and other emerging market countries hold for the future of the global financial system. In this timely and important volume, distinguished academics, officials in multilateral organizations, and public and private sector economists explore the causes of and effective policy responses to international currency crises. Topics covered include exchange rate regimes, contagion (transmission of currency crises across countries), the current account of the balance of payments, the role of private sec UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/uchi052/2002018128.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2002018128-t.html ER -