00832nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000180001724500480003526000250008330000100010850000670011852005060018558300190069120260716043228.0  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