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Profits, politics and panics : Hong Kong's banks and the making of a miracle economy, 1935-1985 /
Between 1935 and 1985, Hong Kong's growth seemed unstoppable. The economy flourished despite wars, revolution and Western protectionism to emerge as a world-class manufacturing exporter and an international financial centre. Yet, for bankers, these were troubled years, with bank runs, corporate...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong :
Hong Kong University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Mismanaged by Mandarins; 2. Chinese Revolutionaries, Colonial Reformers; 3. Post-war Emergencies: From Boom to Bust; 4. Financial Centre under Siege; 5. Industrial Take-off: Cut-price and Self-financed; 6. The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Banks; 7. A Dangerous Business Model; 8. An Avoidable Crisis: The 1965 Bank Runs; 9. From Banking Crisis to Financial Catastrophe; 10. Colonial Money and Its Management; 11. The Exceptional Colony; Conclusions
- A Political Deficit; Notes; Bibliography; Index.