This paper provides the first comparative analysis of different types of publicly owned banks operating in China … between 1997 and 2008. Using principal component analysis and Granger-causality tests, this study shows that China’s state … commercial banks did promote domestic growth. China’s experience presents a more nuanced picture of state banking that goes …

China’s banking sector is dominated by four distinct organizational forms: policy banks (PBs), state-owned commercial … focused on the development of bank efficiency and profitability over time. The equally important question - which of China …