International Banking and Financial Centers

I: Recent Developments in International Financial Centers -- 1. Introduction to International Financial Centers: Their Origin and Recent Developments. -- 2. The Feasibility of Establishing an International Financial Center: The Case of Anchorage. -- 3. The Prerequisites for an International Financial Center. -- 4. The International Financial Centers: Developing the Competitive Edge. -- 5. Hong Kong as an International Financial Center: A Hong Kong Banker’s Perspective. -- 6. Arab Banks Adapting to New Trends in the International Financial Centers. -- 7. International Banking Centers in Asia. -- 8. China’s Financial Reform and its Impact on International Financial Centers. -- II: Cost/Benefit Analysis of International Financial Centers -- 9. The Costs and Benefits of Establishing an International Banking Center. -- 10. The Economic Impact of Offshore Banking Centers on the Host Countries. -- 11. Cost/Benefit Analysis of Establishing an Offshore Banking Center: The Case of Anchorage. -- 12. The Benefits and Costs of Hosting Financial Centers. -- III: New Appraisal of International Banking Facilities -- 13. The Development of International Banking Facilities. -- 14. International Banking Facilities Revisited. -- IV: Global Perspective on International Financial Centers -- 15. Recent Functional Changes in International Finance and Their Implications for International Financial Centers. -- 16. Financial Center Hegemony, Interest Rates, and the Global Political Economy.