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The emerging market crises of 1997-2002 were worsened because of rampant speculation. Please notice that this was a currency crisis and not a financial crisis like the one occurring in 2007 - 2008. Do you think speculators cause such crisis or do they simply respond to market signals of weakness? Explain. How can a government manage foreign exchange speculation? Explain.

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