One of the many lingering questions posed by the continuing meltdown of global finance concerns the role of securitization and the so-called shadow banking system in amplifying the scope of the crisis. As the crisis has revealed, a crucial function of many shadow financial units such as special...

This article focuses on the issue of systemic illiquidity as a key component in the financial crises of the late 1990s. The article critically revisits Minsky's financial fragility hypothesis, advancing his insights into the analysis of crises in East Asia, Russia, and the United States in the...