According to the author, Indonesia continues to experience its worst economic recession in 20 years. There are signs of recovery, but the recovery is at best patchy, and formidable economic problems remain. He looks at the national accounts and other macroeconomic indicators, monetary...

In this volume, a leading group of scholars pose the question, has the Philippine economy rejoined the dynamic East Asian mainstream and, if so, what set of policies and priorities are required to maintain the strong economic momentum of recent years? Successive chapters address issues related...