Dobson, Wendy; Kashyap, Anil K. - In: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 37 (2006) 2, pp. 103-162
China’s state-owned banks have historically funded money-losing state enterprises as a way of maintaining employment and social stability, but this practice has led to bank insolvency and bailouts. We survey the Chinese banking industry, focusing on the largest banks, which are being reformed...