In this Book
- Profits, Politics and Panics: Hong Kong's Banks and the Making of a Miracle Economy, 1935-1985
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
summary
This book offers an absorbing account of a turbulent banking industry which will be compelling reading not only for bankers and corporate executives but for readers interested in government's relations with business and the sources of Hong Kong's economic success.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. xi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-18
- 1. Mismanaged by Mandarins
- pp. 19-36
- 4. Financial Centre under Siege
- pp. 75-96
- 6. The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Banks
- pp. 115-128
- 7. A Dangerous Business Model
- pp. 129-144
- 8. An Avoidable Crisis: The 1965 Bank Runs
- pp. 145-162
- 10. Colonial Money and Its Management
- pp. 183-200
- 11. The Exceptional Colony
- pp. 201-212
- Conclusions - A Political Deficit
- pp. 213-222
- Bibliography
- pp. 291-310
Additional Information
ISBN
9789888052707
Related ISBN(s)
9789622098961
MARC Record
OCLC
650524470
Pages
326
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No