Banking in China

Chinese banks have been making headlines recently, but what lies beneath? Banking in China appears different. What explains the current arrangement? What can we expect from such a banking industry in the future? This book answers these two questions in a fully revised second edition and contributes...

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Main Authors: Cousin, Violaine, 1975-
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Edition: 2nd rev. ed.
Series: Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230306967
Summary: Chinese banks have been making headlines recently, but what lies beneath? Banking in China appears different. What explains the current arrangement? What can we expect from such a banking industry in the future? This book answers these two questions in a fully revised second edition and contributes to a new understanding of Chinese banks.
'This book offers an in-depth analysis of the Chinese financial sector.' - Efmag (Finance, Marketing& Distribution Magazine).
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230272699, 2007.
Carrier Form: 360 p. : 14 figures, 97 83.
ISBN: 9780230272699
9780230306967 :
0230306969 :
CLC: F832.3
Contents: Introduction PART I OVERVIEW Banking System Features and History PART II INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE STATE The State as Regulator The State and the Banking Safety Net Further Roles of the State State Interference PART III DEMAND Financial Intermediation New Forms of Financial Intermediation PART IV SUPPLY Large Commercial Banks Smaller Commercial Banks Foreign Banks Rural Financial Institutions PART V RISKS Non-Performing Loans Capital Adequacy and Risk Management Corporate Governance Chinese Banks and the Wider World Crisis withstanding Ability of the Chinese Banks Conclusion.