Financing Asian Development : Performance and Prospects

Review ...An excellent review of the facts and forces behind Asia's dynamic economies and development efforts. Meier's work will be useful to policymakers, bankers and businesspeople, and students of economics seeking to understand the past and future of theAsian economic drama.>>> (Leonard Silk)...An excellent review of the facts and forces behind Asia's dynamic economies and development efforts. Meier's work will be useful to policymakers, bankers and businesspeople, and students of economics seeking to understand the past and future of the Asian economic drama. (Leonard Silk) Product Description A striking change in the world economy is the recent ascendancy of the Pacific over the Atlantic. The strong development performance of Asian countries underlies this economic vitality. This monograph, the sixth volume in the Asia Society's Asian Agenda series, provides an overview of the relationship between Asian development and the process by which it has been financed. Co-published with The Asia Society. About the Author Gerald Meier is Konosuke Matsushita Professor of International Economics and Policy Analysis at Stanford University.