Alternative approaches to financial crises in emerging markets

ABSTRACT This text analyzes the occurrence of crises in the financial markets of the so-called emerging economies. In the second section, we analyze the factors that can lead to financial crises in these markets, as well as suggest some macroeconomic measures or institutional arrangements that could prevent or minimize them. The third section discusses the role of international organizations, especially the IMF, in preventing and resolving these crises.

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Main Author: SACHS,JEFFREY
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Centro de Economia Política 1996
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31571996000200202
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Summary:ABSTRACT This text analyzes the occurrence of crises in the financial markets of the so-called emerging economies. In the second section, we analyze the factors that can lead to financial crises in these markets, as well as suggest some macroeconomic measures or institutional arrangements that could prevent or minimize them. The third section discusses the role of international organizations, especially the IMF, in preventing and resolving these crises.