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Shaking the Tigers: Reinvestigation of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and Its Global Reverberation
By Economix I n July 1997, a decision to float Thailand’s baht triggered a financial tsunami that would engulf much of East and Southeast Asia. Known as the Asian Financial Crisis , it was more than a currency collapse—it was an unmasking of systemic fragilities and a harsh lesson in global interconnectivity. From shuttered finance companies in Bangkok to soaring unemployment in Jakarta and international bailouts negotiated under pressure, the crisis forced a reckoning in both policy and practice. This investigation explores not only the causes and course of the crisis but also the reforms it catalyzed—and how those reforms continue to shape the global financial order. The Origins of the Crisis: Thailand as Ground Zero The origins of the crisis lay in Thailand’s overheated economy . Throughout the early 1990s, the country enjoyed rapid growth fueled by foreign capital inflows , much of it speculative and short-term. Real estate and equity markets ballooned, as banks provided unchecked...
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