Emerging market economies EMEs have become the darlings of international investors and the focus of enormous attention in academic media and policy circles. M. Ayhan Kose and Eswar Prasad present the definitive account of the evolution of EMEs and use the lens of the global financial crisis to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses.Led by a set of large and dynamic countriesamp151including Brazil China India and Russiaamp151EMEs have become a dominant presence in the world economy. They now account for a substantial share of world output and have been a major driver of global growth during the past decade. They are significant players in international trade and financial flows and are beginning to exert rising clout in global policy debates. However the financial crisis of 2007amp15009 and the worldwide recession that followed cast a pall over the notion that EMEs had become selfreliant and decoupled from demand conditions in and financial flows from advanced countries.Kose and Prasad prominent experts on emerging market economies and globalization draw on their extensive research to assess the resilience of EMEs in the face of the global financial crisis. Their analysis shows that EMEs as a group weathered the crisis much better than the advanced countries and most of these economies have bounced back rapidly from the global recession. The authors track down the reasons for this resilience and explain why some countries in this group have done better than others. Based on this analysis they draw lessons for the durability and sustainability of these economiesampapos longterm growth. This book is important reading for anyone trying to anticipate the future growth of emerging markets or contemplating business opportunities in these economies.