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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455761403321

Autore

Jao Y. C

Titolo

The Asian financial crisis and the ordeal of Hong Kong [[electronic resource] /] / Y.C. Jao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, CT, : Quorum Books, 2001

ISBN

0-313-00075-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

330.95125/06

Soggetti

Finance - China - Hong Kong

Financial crises - Asia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-222) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 The Outbreak and Consequences of the Asian Financial Crisis; Chapter 2 The Nature and Causes of the Asian Financial Crisis; Chapter 3 Hong Kong on the Eve of the Asian Financial Crisis; Chapter 4 Speculation Against the Hong Kong Dollar; Chapter 5 Impact on the Asset Markets; Chapter 6 Impact on the Financial Sector; Chapter 7 Impact on the Real Economy; Chapter 8 Why Was Hong Kong's Economic Downturn So Severe; Chapter 9 Why Was Hong Kong a Laggard in Economic Recovery; Chapter 10 Hong Kong's Money and Finance Under Chinese Sovereignty

Chapter 11 China and the Asian Financial CrisisChapter 12 Lessons and Reflections

Sommario/riassunto

This text opens with a discussion of the nature, causes and consequences of the Asian Financial Crisis (AFC). It examines the impact the AFC had as well as offers answers for the questions: why was the economic downturn so severe and why was the territory initially a laggard in economic recovery?