Contagion in the East: A Look at the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis.

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Isadora; Lai, Selena; Francis, Gregory; Brunette, Rachel
Institution	Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education.
Titel	Contagion in the East: A Look at the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis.
Quelle	(2000), (90 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Area Studies; Asian Studies; Cross Cultural Studies; Economic Impact; Financial Problems; Foreign Countries; Geographic Regions; Investment; Secondary Education; Social Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Landeskunde; Asia; Studies; Asienwissenschaft; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Ökonomische Determinanten; Ausland; Investments; Geldanlage; Investiton; Sekundarbereich; Gemeinschaftskunde
Abstract	The 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and its aftermath have brought to light a number of crucial economic lessons. This curriculum unit focuses on some of the purported causes of the crisis, the workings of the International Monetary Fund, and the general nature of economies affected by financial turmoil. Lesson 1, "A Story of Boom and Bust in Asia, 1997-98," introduces basic economic terminology and exchange market mechanisms; a class newspaper activity directs students to investigate the Asian crisis on the Internet. Lesson 2, "The International Monetary Fund (IMF)," focuses on the history and responsibilities of the IMF; handouts for teacher and students describe a classroom team quiz activity. Lesson 3, "A Glance at the Crisis," consists of two parts in which students can apply what they have learned from the first two lessons; part 1 is a role play in which students divide into groups representing 10 different East Asian countries and the IMF Executive Board, and in part 2 all groups participate in a discussion that simulates the IMF country evaluation process. (BT)
Anmerkungen	Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education, Institute for International Studies, Encina Hall, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-6055; Tel: 800-578-1114 (toll free); Fax: 650-723-6784; E-mail: (SPICE.sales@forsythe.stanford.edu); Web site: (http://spice.stanford.edu).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC