Financial Crisis Management in Regional Blocs

I — History and Background.- 1. Managing Financial Crises: Who’s In Charge?.- II — European Union and Other Regional Exchange Rate Arrangements.- 2. Monetary Unions In Europe.- 3. Financial Crisis Management in The EU/ERM.- 4. Italy: Two Foreign Exchange Crises.- 5. The Single Currency as A Stabilizing Factor in International Relations: A French View.- 6. EMU and the Swiss Franc.- 7. Exchange Rate and Economic Policy in Three Regional Blocs: The EU, The GCC and The CFA.- III — The Mexican Crises and the Tequila Effect.- 8. The Mexican Financial Crisis of 1994–95: An Asymmetric Information Analysis.- 9. The Argentine Banking Panic After The “Tequila” Shock: Did “Convertibility” Help Or Hurt?.- IV — The Transforming Economies.- 10. The Consolidation Of Russian Banking: The Big Picture.- 11. Managing Financial Turbulence: Czech Experience.- 12. Stabilization Without Recession: The Succcess Of A Long Awaited Financial Adjustment In Hungary.- V — Special Topics: Public Debt and War.- 13. Self-Fulfilling Public Debt Crises.- 14. The Impact Of The Iraqi Invasion On The Kuwaiti Banking And Financial System: Lessons Learned From A Financial Crisis.- VI — The Role of the IMF.- 15. Financial Crisis Management And The Role Of The IMF: 1970–1995.- 16. The Role Of The International Monetary Fund In Promoting Stability In The Global Economy.- VII — Summary And Conclusions.- Summary And Conclusions.