DEMANDING DEVALUATION -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. A Conditional Preference Theory of Undervalued Exchange Rates -- 2. Cross-Country Patterns in Exchange Rate Policy and Preferences -- 3. Why China Undervalues...

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Mit dieser Studie wird erstmals ein relativ umfassendes Profil der neuen Unternehmerschaft in China und Vietnam vorgelegt. Ausgehend vom theoretischen Ansatz strategischer Gruppen befasst sich das Buch mit der Entwicklung des privaten Wirtschaftssektors und der damit verbundenen Herausbildung...

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