Education and Academic Cooperation THE IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS TO HIGHER EDUCATION The 1st Asia-Europe Education Workshop 25 – 26 March 2010 Manila‚ the Philippines In partnership with: 1 Asia-Europe Education Report 1st Asia-Europe Education Workshop: The Impact of the Financial Crisis to Higher Education Makati City‚ Philippines‚ 25-26 March 2010 Co-organised by the Asia-Europe Foundation’s ASEM Education Hub (AEH) and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) © Asia-Europe
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prices. At the same time‚ the regional economies of Thailand‚ Malaysia‚ Indonesia‚ Singapore‚ and South Korea experienced high growth rates‚ 8–12% GDP‚ in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This achievement was widely acclaimed by financial institutions including the IMF and World Bank‚ and was known as part of the "Asian economic miracle". In 1994‚ noted economist Paul Krugman published an article attacking the idea of an "Asian economic miracle".[4] He argued that East Asia’s economic growth had historically
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Table below represent US trade balance with China over years (2007-2011): Years Export 2007 62‚936‚891‚576 2008 69‚732‚837‚543 2009 69‚496‚678‚611 2010 91‚880‚613‚079 2011 103‚939‚433‚941 Years Import 2007 321‚442‚866‚934 2008 337‚772‚627‚823 2009 296‚373‚883‚488 2010 364‚943‚854‚151 2011 399‚361‚922‚088 Years Trade balance with China (millions of dollars) 2007 -258‚505‚975‚358 2008 -268‚039‚790‚280 2009 -226‚877‚204‚877 2010 -273‚063‚241‚072 2011 -295‚422‚488‚147 China
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Global Governance 12 (2006)‚ 413– 429 Pathways Through Financial Crisis: India Arunabha Ghosh India survived near-crisis situations twice in the 1990s. How did internal and external constraints shape that country’s ability to respond to the crises? This article argues that India’s success can be attributed to four sets of decisions taken during the period 1991–1997: devaluation‚ involvement of the IMF‚ partial liberalization of the domestic financial sector‚ and gradual opening up of the external sector
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International strategic management | South Korea‚ financial crisis | Melissa MactavieJodie MackayTeboho LentoSifiso MashishiKarushka naidoo | South Korea’s current account balance started to deteriorate in 1990‚ due to the rising inflation‚ appreciation of the Korean won and the recession of the world economy. In 1991 the current account recorded a deficit of $8.7 billion‚ which was more than four times the level of the preceding year. The Korean government encouraged capital inflows in order
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Introduction Noticeably‚ the recent Global Financial Crisis of 2008 was one of the worse financial crises the world has seen since the Great Depression during the 1930s. The recent crisis has led to stock market collapses around the world‚ large financial institutions have collapsed or have been bought out whilst unemployment has increased‚ people fell into deep credit problems which left many households encountering financial difficulties. Whilst the impacts of the crisis remains severe and still has a major
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Impact of Global Financial Crisis on Australian Economy The effect of the global financial crisis on Australia has been considerably less‚ compared to the other affected countries. The Australian economy has revealed better outcomes than most other developed economies‚ which experienced recessions and rises in unemployment. Also the Australia banks have managed to be profitable without requiring any capital injection from the Government. The noticeable collision of the financial crisis on most Australian
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1: Eastern Europe is currently in severe financial distress. Discuss why the crisis has affected the Eastern European countries in such a strong way. Reflect on the interdependency between the members of the European Union. How does situation in Eastern Europe affect countries in Western Europe? The economic conditions of the 20 countries comprising of the Central and Eastern Europe region faced exceptional deterioration during the global financial and economic crisis. Reports from 2009 indicate that
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the financial crisis on Africa By Eric Essuman Duodu Most Africa countries had enjoyed steady but minimal economic growth in the last decade partly due to lack of good governance and accountability. Nonetheless‚ the emergence of the Western financial crisis has further deepened the economic woes of third world countries. 2. Many were of the view that the impact of the crisis on the continent would be minimal because of African’s limited integration in the global market but the effects are gradually
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To what extent can the economic and financial crisis starting in 2007-8 be attributed to the flaws of the shareholder value principle of corporate governance? Intro Corporate governance is a critical concept in the commercial world of today with the idea originating initially from the U.S. The importance of corporate governance is made more considerable due to the increasing influence and consequences companies have on the daily lives of individuals and making up a large proportion of economic
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