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BANKING ON GROWTHMODELS -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Interactions between China's Growth Model and the Financial System -- 2. Interests, Ideas, Institutions, and the Politics of Banking and Economic Reform in China -- 3. Growth...

"Asian financial systems, which serve the most economically dynamic region of the world, survived the global economic crisis of the last several years. In this book scholars argue in separate essays that Asian systems must strengthen their quality, diversity, and resilience to future shocks in...