DeRosa, David F.

In defense of free capital markets : the case against a new international financial architecture / David F. DeRosa. - Princeton, N.J. : Bloomberg Press, 2001 - xv, 230 p. ; 24 cm.

List of Illustrations. - Acknowledgments. - Preface. - Ch. One. Financial policy and the cycle of regulation. - Ch. Two. Japan's lost decade of the 1990s. - Ch. Three. Exploding foreign exchange regimes. - Ch. Four. The Southeast Asia currency crisis of 1997. - Ch. Five. Accounting for contagion. - Ch. Six. Exploding hedge funds. - Ch. Seven. Fast fixes and alternative exchange rate regimes. - Ch. Eight. The quest for a new financial architecture. - Conclusion. - Notes. - References. - Index.

...This book analyses the economic conditions that produced a number of recent financial crises. It also investigates the responses made to each crisis, to uncover whether government policies directed at these episodes of turmoil made matters better or worse. - Front cover

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