00803nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000245004800018260002500066300001000091500006700101520050600168583001900674  a03.02.04 U584  aImpact of the Asian crisis on Latin America  bUNaSantiagoCLc1998  a60 p.  aAdditional copy located in the Office of the Secretary-General  aExamines the impact the crisis in East and South-East Asia has had and is having on large and medium-sized Latin American countries.  Considers the origins and features of the crisis. Concentrates on the channels by which the crisis is being transmitted and the policy responses adopted in the region. Presents projections as to the effects of the crisis on growth, foreign trade and the balance of payments.  Concludes by drawing some lessons for policy at both the national and international levels.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR