Was it the predictable consequence of the "moral hazard" of excessive risks taken
by investors in the belief that they would be bailed out in the event of a crisis? Was it the result of
exchange rate devaluations, as some observers has alleged? Was it a case of a creditor panic?
The paper then summarizes some of the main policy lessons of the crisis, in areas including
financial sector liberalization, exchange rate policy, management of capital flows, and crisis
prevention and management by the international financial institutions.