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World Service,08 May 1998,26 mins

Asia - Building too High

World Lectures

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The lecturer looks at the crisis in the economies of Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and China. Until very recently these Asian economies were looked upon as miracle economies, but now disaster looms.

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