Introduction -- Asia's development model -- Finance in Asia -- Challenges to development & finance -- Financial systems & practice -- Institutional foundations of finance -- Credit risk & commercial banking -- Investment banking & financial innovation -- Debt securities, derivatives & complex...

Financial crises have become an all-too-common occurrence over the past twenty years, largely as a result of changes in finance brought about by increasing internationalization and integration. As domestic financial systems and economies become more interlinked, weaknesses can significantly...

The Basic Law sets out the way in which the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is to be administered for 50 years beyond 1997. It promises that the socialist system and policies in the People's Republic of China (PRC) will not apply to the HKSAR under the doctrine of 'One Country,...

This volume comprises studies by leading research scholars in the United States and Asia on Asia's debt capital markets. The book is unique in drawing upon the research, experience and perspectives of experts from the academic, legal, governmental and practical investment fields. They assess the...