Crises

Asia Recovery Information Center This site monitors the social and economic impacts of the Asian Crisis, and provides information on the response of the international community to the Crisis.

Crisis Response and Reconstruction Information on these activities from the ILO.

East Asia: the Road to Recovery Report from the World Bank on East Asia's prospects for economic recovery.

Human Development Report - Asian and Global Crisis Information on the causes of the Asian economic crisis, as well as other global crises. Includes information on prospects for the world economy in 1999 and beyond.

Global Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries 2000 This World Bank report reviews the recovery from the financial crisis and the prospects for developing countries, traces the impact of the crisis on poverty, analyses the difficulties facing businesses and financial institutions in the East Asian crisis countries, and discusses the implications of the recent volatility in commodity prices, in part caused by the crisis, for commodity dependent economies.

World Development Reports The World Bank's annual reports on development cover a range of key issues such as basic services, poverty and sustainable development. Older issues back to 1992 are archived at the site.