Financial Fragility and Instability in Indonesia

Informationen zum Autor Yasuyuki Matsumoto is Senor Manager of Asian Investments, The Norinchukin Bank. He was Vice President and Head of Corporate Finance team at PT Bank LTCB Central Asia in Indonesia from 1993 to 1997. He received his Ph.D. in economics from SOAS, University of London, MA from Cornell University and BA from Keio University and also holds a certificate of the USCPA. Klappentext This highly relevant study provides an incisive analysis of a critical phase in recent East Asian financial history, exploring the underlying causes of the financial crisis that struck Indonesia during the second half of 1997. Zusammenfassung This highly relevant study provides an incisive analysis of a critical phase in recent East Asian financial history, exploring the underlying causes of the financial crisis that struck Indonesia during the second half of 1997. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Indonesia’s External Debt Problem in the 1990s 2. Minsky’s Financial Instability Hypothesis - Interpretation and Critical Adjustments for the Asian Context 3. Methods and Databases for Empirical Studies 4. The Financial Positions of the Indonesian Corporate Sector in the 1990s 5. The Analysis of Offshore Syndicated Debt for Indonesian Borrowers during the Finance Boom in the 1990s 6. Case Study 1 – The Salim Group’s Financial Activities in the 1990s 7. Case Study 2 – The Lippo Group’s Financial Activities in the 1990s 8. Case Study 3 – The Sinar Mas Group’s Financial Activities in the 1990s 9. Case Study 4 – The Gajah Tunggal Group’s Financial Activities in the 1990s 10. The Collapse of Cash Flow Chains 11. Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: Yasuyuki Matsumoto, Yasuyuki (Norinchukin Bank Matsumoto, Matsumoto Yasuyuki
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.12.2006
• EAN: 9780415399043
• ISBN: 978-0-415-39904-3
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series; Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Business & Economics / General, Business and Management, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, Business & management, South East Asia, International Economics, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, International Finance, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General