The Asian financial crisis and the ordeal of Hong Kong / Y.C. Jao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jao, Y. C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance--China--Hong Kong.

Finance.

Financial crises--Asia.

Financial crises.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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?

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

ISBN:

9798400615252

9780313000751

0313000751

OCLC:

55091974