TY - BOOK TI - Asian crisis: an alternative view T2 - Economic staff paper U1 - 13059 PY - 1999/// CY - Manila PB - Asian Development Bank KW - BANCOS KW - COMERCIO KW - MODELOS ECONOMICOS KW - CRISIS ECONOMICA N2 - Contiene: I. Introduction -- II. Causes of the Crisis: Current account deficit; Short-term debt; Fragility of the financial sector; Exogenous factors: terms of trade shock and slowdown in exports; Efficiency-type arguments -- III. A firmer view -- IV., Role of Government in Bank restructuring in crisis-affected economies; V. Conclusion: Is the Asian model of development still relevant? -- Technical appendix ER -