Angesichts der noch längst nicht überwundenen ökonomischen Krise in Asien bietet dieses Buch wertvolle Informationen zum Verständnis der Vorgänge. In erster Linie richtet es sich allerdings an Wirtschaftswissenschaftler. Inhalt: General Aspects: Adalbert Winkler: Financial Markets and Economic Development (15-44); Michael Frenkel: Recent Balance of Payments Crises in East Asia (45-60); Bernd Schnatz: Financial Markets and Speculative Attacks in Asia: A Historical Perspective (61-80). Industrial Economies: Megumi Suto: Japan's Financial Markets: Structure, Policy Issues and Reforms (81-102); Margot Schüller: Hong Kong's Financial Market Development (103-127); Hariolf Teufel: Singapore - on Track as a Leading Financial Center in Asia-Pacific? (129-150); Malcolm H. Dunn / Eric Soong: Structures, Policy Issues and Prospects of Taiwan's Financial Markets (151-170); Ralf Müller: The Financial System in South Korea: Intermediation Inefficiency, Crisis and Reform (171-186). Newly Industrialized Economies: Volker Nienhaus: The Financial System of Malaysia (187-221); Lukas Menkhoff: Thailand's Financial Institutions and their Current Crisis (223-242); Hariolf Teufel: Financial Markets in the Philippines: The Sick Man of East Asia No More? (243-257); Marc Piazolo: Indonesia - Equity Market Development via Privatization (259-284). Developing Economies: Johann Heinrich von Stein / Stefan Bund: Reform and Development of the Chinese Financial System (285-307); Michael von Hauff: India's Economy in Transition: The Financial Sector System (308-319); Rainer Schweickert: Pakistan (321-334); Rainer Klump / Annette Spitzenpfeil: Vietnam: The Financial System of an Economy in Transition (335-352). Outlook: Beate Reszat: Asian Financial Markets' Prospects - Attempts at a Synthesis (353-384).