20世纪末,世界经济陷入一片混乱。俄罗斯被经济问题所困扰,许多东亚国家的金融市场杂乱无章,经济体正在经历着汇率体制的大幅度波动。全球化,亦即经济体对贸易和资本流动的开放,究竟是不是一件好事情?马来西亚在这个时期所作出的决策以及随之而来经济的快速复苏,使许多头脑清醒 At the end of the 20th century, the world economy was in turmoil. Russia is plagued by economic problems and the financial markets in many East Asian countries are disorganized. Economies are experiencing significant fluctuations in the exchange rate regime. Globalization, the opening up of economies to trade and capital flows, is not a good thing? Malaysia’s decision-making during this period and the consequent rapid economic recovery have brought many sober-minded