MACMILLAN The Social Impact of the Asia Crisis

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. About the Author DAVID JOHNSON Deputy Director, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Melbourne University SAUWALAK KITTIPRAPAS Economist, Thailand Development Research Institute, Bangkok HYON-HOON LEE Associate Professor, Division of Economics and International Trade, Kwangwon National University, South Korea YOUNG-YOUN LEE Professor of Economics, Division of Economics and International Trade, Kwangwon National University, South Korea PETER M. SUMMERS Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Melbourne University MA. REBECCA VALENZUELA Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Melbourne University XIAOPU ZHANG Economist, Department of State Administration of Foreign Exchange, Beijing YANYUN ZHAO Professor of Economics and Chairman, Department of Statistics and Economics, Renmin University, China and Adviser to the Central Government, China