This book focuses on the relationship between FDI and financial service liberalization in the context of the WTO. By conducting an economic assessment on the extent of GATS liberalization in commercial banking it seeks to empirically clarify if the multilateral liberalization efforts under the...

Frauen und Demographie -- Vom Haushaltsgeld zur finanziellen Unabhängigkeit -- Frauen ticken anders – weiter so! -- Das 21. Jahrhundert ist weiblich – Frauen ansprechen, überzeugen und gewinnen : Weibliches Marketing – Erfolg durch typgerechtes Marketing und Verkaufen -- Mit...

This book provides an assessment of the megatrends that are reshaping the emerging markets landscape. With developing countries already accounting for 40% of world GDP, emerging markets consumption growth will be an increasingly important growth engine for the world economy over the next two...

This book provides an analysis of Singapore’s development and success as an international financial centre (IFC). Chapters demonstrate how Singapore plays a critical role in both Asian and global financial markets, despite its relatively small geographic size. The author focuses specifically...

General Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Attractiveness of European Financial Centers -- Evidence from Domiciliation Decisions in the Mutual Fund Industry -- Impact of the Domiciliation Decision on Fund Fees -- General Conclusion -- Appendix.

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: IFC studies and the Politics of Finance -- Chapter 3: Taking a Public Policy Theoretical Approach -- Chapter 4: Hong Kong -- Chapter 5: Singapore.- Chapter 6: Shanghai -- Chapter 7: Comparisons and Analysis -- Chapter 8: Conclusions. Bibliography -- Appendices.

Within the past three decades China has undergone tremendous structural changes in its economy. The Editors discuss the recent and ongoing reforms in China's financial system and their role in the world economy. China's GDP has grown almost three times the world average, now only behind the...

This book gives a detailed account of the primacy of the City of London, both as a domestic actor and as a global financial centre. It focuses on whether the hegemonic position of the City of London can be threatened by the globalization process and how this relates to its role as an...

Hong Kong SAR is now highly unusual as a large economy running a currency board system that pegs the Hong Kong Dollar to the US Dollar. This volume explores the origins and persistence of this system, presenting the viewpoint of several of the main protagonists in the operation of the currency...