These sites will help your with your answer to those questions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_financial_crisis
http://www.fas.org/man/crs/crs-asia2.htm
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/50/index-a.html
What were the causes of the Southeast Asia financial crisis of 1997 and what was the impact on U.S. economy?
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