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1 online resource (315 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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 scandals and the 1983 currency collapse. The crises were avoidable and caused by government blunders as well as the banks' mismanagement. 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 i. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Banks and banking -- China -- Hong Kong -- History -- 20th century.
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Banks and banking. |
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China -- Hong Kong. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Hong Kong (China) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1935-1985 |
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1900 - 1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Hong Kong's banks and the making of a miracle economy, 1935-1985 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Goodstadt, Leo F. Profits, politics and panics. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2007 9789622098961 (DLC) 2008438056 (OCoLC)173721479 |
| ISBN |
9789888052707 (electronic book) |
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9888052705 (electronic book) |
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9789622098961 |
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9622098967 |
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