Emerging Economies During and After the Great Recession

The International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) series explores the latest developments in political economy. This twelfth volume presents a collection of eight papers, analysing the emergence and economic problems of the emerging economies during and after the international financial crisis of 2007-8 and the subsequent Great Recession.The contributions range from an analysis of the international financial crisis of 2007-8 in general terms to an analysis of the same but concentrating on the emerging economies, before turning to groups of economies, Arab, African and Eastern European countries, and two relevant but individual countries, namely China and Turkey.This book offers students, scholars, researchers and policy-makers detailed analysis and informed commentary on the origins of the international financial crisis of 2007-8 and the great recession by focusing on its effect on emerging countries.

The International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) series explores the latest developments in political economy. This twelfth volume presents a collection of eight papers, analysing the emergence and economic problems of the emerging economies during and after the international financial crisis of 2007–8 and the subsequent Great Recession.

The contributions range from an analysis of the international financial crisis of 2007–8 in general terms to an analysis of the same but concentrating on the emerging economies, before turning to groups of economies, Arab, African and Eastern European countries, and two relevant but individual countries, namely China and Turkey.

This book offers students, scholars, researchers and policy-makers detailed analysis and informed commentary on the origins of the international financial crisis of 2007–8 and the great recession by focusing on its effect on emerging countries.

Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Notes on Contributors
1. Main and Contributory Causes of the Recent Financial Crisis and Economic Policy Implications; Philip Arestis
2. The Emerging Market Economies and the Great Recession; Ahmad Seyf
3. Africa and the Great Recession: The Dynamics of Growth Sustainability; Howard Stein
4. Arab Countries in Transition in the Aftermath of the Great Recession: The Policy Options; Yiannis Kitromilides
5. The Impact of the Great Recession and Policy Responses in Latin America: Was This Time Different?; Luiz Fernando de Paula and Fernando Ferrari Filho
6. An Eastern European Perspective on the Recent Financial Crisis and an Examination of Poland's Exceptionalism; Nigel F. B. Allington and John S. L. McCombie
7. China Confronts the Great Recession: 'Rebalancing' Neoliberalism, or Else?; Dic Lo 
8. The Political Economy of Inequality and Boom-Bust Cycles in Turkey: Before and After the Great Recession; ?zlem Onaran and Cem Oyvat
Index
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