Crisis and recovery in Malaysia the role of capital controls

1. State of the debate -- 2. Pre-crisis Malaysian economy : an overview -- 3. Capital account opening, capital inflow and share market boom -- 4. Capital flows and signs of vulnerability -- 5. Onset of the crisis, policy slippage and economic collapse -- 6. Policy turnaround : from muddling through...

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Main Author: Athukorala, Prema-Chandra
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham Edward Elgar Pub c2001
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a 1. State of the debate -- 2. Pre-crisis Malaysian economy : an overview -- 3. Capital account opening, capital inflow and share market boom -- 4. Capital flows and signs of vulnerability -- 5. Onset of the crisis, policy slippage and economic collapse -- 6. Policy turnaround : from muddling through to capital control -- 7. The recovery -- 8. The role of capital control -- 9. Conclusion 
520 |a The prime focus of the book is on Malaysia's radical policy decision to pursue an independent recovery path, cut off from world markets by a system of capital control, as a viable alternative to the conventional market centred approach. The analysis suggests that, against the initial dire predictions of many economists, the capital controls have actually played a crucial supportive role in crisis management. Whether the controls have played a special role in delivering a superior recovery outcome in Malaysia compared to IMF-program countries remains a point of contention. However, there is strong evidence to suggest that this pragmatic policy choice was instrumental in achieving recovery, while minimising potential economic disruption and related social costs