In fact, foreign bank claims on the 1997 crisis countries in total, as a ratio to GDP, have declined substantially over the past decade. 3  See Chan, E., M. Davies and J. Gyntelberg (2006), “The role of government-supported housing finance agencies in Asia”, BIS Quarterly Review, December. Available at http://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt0612h.htm.
They were saddened by the loss of some of the smaller shops that will be replaced by larger retailers. In the end, the girls concluded that gentrification is a complicated issue, and its results are "not always bad and not always good." I would have to agree that gentrification is complicated and requires thorough thought and planning as neighborhood revitalization strategies are developed.