In 1897 the Editor of the Advocate of India invited me to contribute to its columns a narrative of the rise, growth and collapse of that colossal speculation popularly known in Bombay as the ” share mania,” a mania which in its ultimate consequences was more disastrous than either the South Sea Bubble Scheme,...
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Contents, Abbreviations & Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction Jan Joost Teunissen 2 Global Imbalances and the Implications for Africa Louis Kasekende 3 East Asia’s Role in Resolving the New Global Imbalances Masaru Yoshitomi, Li-Gang Liu and Willem Thorbecke 4 An African Perspective: Comments on Yoshitomi, Liu and Thorbecke Brian Kahn 5 Rebalancing Savings-Investment Gaps in East Asia Yonghyup...
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE BY THE AUTHOR The attention of the people of the United States at the present time is drawn, with ever increasing interest, to the commercial and financial institutions of foreign countries. This is due, primarily, to the fact that the industrial growth of this country has brought her to the point when a...
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Contents 1.  Should Developing Countries Support the US Dollar? -The History of the US Debt Problem -The Financing of US Deficits by Developing Countries -About this Book and the Next Volume 2.  Global Imbalances and Emerging Markets - The Likelihood of a Disorderly Correction - The Impact on Emerging Markets - What Countries Can Do - Conclusion 3.  Global Imbalances and Latin America: A...
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BANKS AND A PAPER CURRENCY – Introduction by the Author of the Book A pamphlet was published at Louisville, Kentucky, with the title ” Elements of a Bank Charter, arranged for the benefit of the public, and safety of the Stockholders.” As the general reasonings on which it was founded, applying to the proposed Bank, in...
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