ASEM AND THE CRISIS
People's realities, people's responses

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) was established by East and South East Asian and European governments to build closer political, economic and cultural links between the two regions. But economic ties have taken priority, and many issues of concern to ordinary people have been ignored. ASEM governments have concentrated on extending the global free market and facilitating trade and investment.

This report, based on a major non-governmental conference held in London in 1998, examines the underlying causes of the 1997 financial meltdown and argues that the current international response - deeper liberalisation - is unsuitable. It calls for social and environmental concerns to be prioritised. 

1998 ISBN 1 85287 215 2
28pp A4