This paper examines the extent to which economic crises facilitate the development of more effective regional institutions and whether such institutions can shield regions from crises. It compares six regional economic crises over the last four decades and the institution building - or decay -...

Introduction -- Regime complexity and main argument -- Dramatis institutiones -- Euro crisis in a nutshell -- Greece 2010 -- The Troika, Ireland, and Portugal -- Spain and Italy -- United States and International Monetary Fund -- New facilities and institutions -- Greece 2012 and Cyprus 2013 --...

The remarkable growth of Asian economies and their integration in global trade and finance has given them considerable potential clout in international forums and institutions. However, Asia's influence in the International Monetary Fund and the Group of Twenty (G-20) – the most important...