The Social Impact of the Asia Crisis [Hardcover]

Over the past two years, the world has been preoccupied with the Asia crisis, its contagion and its economic impact. The social dimension of the turmoil has only recently become the point of focus for debates and investigations by national and international organizations. This book is the first serious academic contribution to this important dimension and contains extensive research, sound analysis and concise presentation by national and international experts on such issues as poverty, education, training, health, nutrition and employment for a number of major economies in Asia and Oceania affected by the crisis.Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors The Social Impact of the Asia Crisis: An Overview; T.Van Hoa Indonesia: The Human Dimension of the Asia Crisis; T.Van Hoa Asia Crisis and the Philippines: Counting the Social Costs; M.R.Valenzuela Thailand: The Asian Financial Crisis and Social Changes; S.Kittiprapas Korea: Financial Crisis, Structural Reform and Social Consequences; Y.Y.Lee & H.Lee Vietnam: Economic and Social Impact of the Asia Crisis; T.Van Hoa Social Influences of the South East Asia Financial Crisis on China; Z.Yanyun & Z.Xiaopu Australia: Has It Weathered the Crisis?; D.Johnson The Asian Crisis and Australia's Export Sector; P.M.Summers Social Impact of the Asia Crisis: A Fundamental Prescription and Management; T.Van Hoa IndexDAVID JOHNSON Deputy Director, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Melbourne UniversitySAUWALAK KITTIPRAPAS Economist, Thailand Development Research Institute, BangkokHYON-HOON LEE Associate Professor, Division of Economics and International Trade, Kwangwon National University, South KoreaYOUNG-YOUN LEE Professor of Economics, Division of Economics and International Trade, Kwangwon National University, South KoreaPETER M. SUMMERS Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Melbourne UniversityMA. REBECCA VALENZUELA Research Fellow, Melbourne Instilƒ)