The political dimension of finance in economic development / Stephan Haggard and Chung H. Lee -- Financial policy and big business in Korea : the perils of financial regulation / Byung-Sun Choi -- Guarding the commanding heights : the state as banker in Taiwan / Tun-Jen Cheng -- The politics of...

China’s unprecedented growth has transformed the lives of its people and impacted economies across the globe. The financial system supported this growth by providing cheap loans to boost investment and, in a virtuous cycle, rapid growth insured that these loans could be repaid. However, in...

Abstract: Die Staatsschulden der Industriestaaten haben in den letzten Jahren besorgniserregende Höhen erreicht und nähren in Verbindung mit den Risiken des Finanzsektors die Sorge vor steigender finanzieller und ökonomischer Instabilität. Der Autor analysiert die Hauptinterdependenzen...