The rapid emergence of China and India as prime locations for low-cost manufacturing has led some analysts to conclude …

As China emerges as a global powerhouse, this timely book examines its economic past and the shaping of its financial … institutions. The first comparative study of foreign banking in prewar China, the book surveys the impact of British overseas bank … notes on China's economy before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937. Focusing on the two leading British banks in …