Macroeconomics

Term Paper # 103711

Economics > Macro

Macroeconomics

An analysis of convergence, focusing on the Sub-Saharan Africa region and the East Asian financial crisis.

1,616 words () | 7 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses macroeconomic issues, such as the types of convergence that exists. It focuses its discussion on the Sub-Saharan Africa region and describes its structural difficulties in implementing economic reforms. Finally, the paper examines the issues surrounding the East Asian financial crisis (or IMF crisis) that occurred in 1997.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Convergence
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Asian Financial Crisis

From the Paper:

"South Korea, by this example, had average gross domestic product (GDP) rates of over 8% and this, combined with huge inflows of investment capital had given South Korea the veneer of an unassailable economic success (Chun & Kirkby, 2002, p.82). Yet, underlying the financial crisis among the affected countries were vast current account deficits that were simply not sustainable as well as a system of pegged exchange rates that encourage speculative behavior both internally and externally. In spite of the attention being paid to foreign speculators as well as to heavy borrowing by the countries themselves in order to support the system of pegged currencies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) received much of the blame as well as ire due to its handling of the crisis."

Sample of Sources Used:

Blomqvist, H. C. (2002). The Distorted Economy. New York: Palgrave.
Cencini, A. (2001). Monetary Macroeconomics: A New Approach. London: Routledge.
Chung, J. & Kirkby, R. (2002). The Political Economy of Development and Environment in Korea. London: Routledge.
Cottrell, A. and Lawlor, M. eds. (1995). New Perspectives on Keynes. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
Li, K. (2002). Capitalist Development and Economism in East Asia: The Rise of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea. London: Routledge.