Preface / Matthew F. McHugh -- Introduction / Partha Gangopadhyay, Manas Chatterji -- The role of complexity theory in international business strategy development : evidence from East and Southeast Asia / David McHardy Reid, John Walsh -- Dynamic changes of Japan's FDI in South Korea from 1985 to 1997 / Tsuyoshi Koizumi -- The Asian crisis -- signals from multinational enterprises : obstacles and managerial impediments to foreign direct investment / Frank L. Bartels, Hafiz Mirza -- International financial crises : causes, prevention and cures / Lawrence H. Summers -- Social progress and the Asian crisis / Clive Hamilton -- The Asian crisis and financial and capital account liberalization / Chander Kant -- Major causes of the Korean and Asian economic crises / Chang Woon Nam -- Questioning the explanations of the Asian crisis / Partha Gangopadhyay -- China beyond the Asian financial crisis : a new path of institutional change / Leong H. Liew -- Problems of globalization in India / Alok Ray -- Growth vs. development : a challenge to China for the 21st century / Lilai Xu, J.C. Liu -- Globalization, growth and fiscal policy : lessons from East Asia / Jocelyn Horne -- Globalization, trade liberalization and economic growth : the case of Vietnam / Binh Tran-Nam -- Decentralization and capacity building : selecting modes of training for Indonesia / Koichi Mera -- Japan : maturity and stagnation? / Bill Lucarelli, Joseph Halevi -- Indicators and trends in economic globalization / Stanislav Menshikov.