並列摘要
The financial crisis that began in Thailand in July of 1997 has quickly spread throughout East Asia. Although both the cause and the degree of the crisis has varied by country, the main causes were economic structural problems and resistance to change. For all Asian countries, 1998 will be the worst economic year since the oil crisis in 1974. It is expected that Asian countries will face an international trade recession, capital growth rate decreases, inflation, an increase in the unemployment rate, and the bankruptcy of many cooperations. While most experts in Taiwan hold an optimistic view of avoiding the brunt of the financial crisis, the real impact is not yet known. If the yen continues to devalue, and the economy of mainland China and Hong Kong fall, Taiwan will also be pulled into the crisis. The effects of Asia's financial crisis have only recently begun to surface and more investigation is need to fully understand the extent and depth of it consequences.