TY - BOOK AU - Jao,Y.C. TI - The Asian financial crisis and the ordeal of Hong Kong SN - 0313000751 AV - HG187.H85 J348 2001eb U1 - 330.95125/06 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Westport, CT PB - Quorum Books KW - Finance KW - China KW - Hong Kong KW - Financial crises KW - Asia KW - Finances KW - Chine KW - Hongkong KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Economic Conditions KW - bisacsh KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - Economics KW - Comparative KW - Economic History KW - cct KW - fast KW - Wirtschaftskrise KW - gnd KW - Financiƫle crises KW - gtt KW - Wisselkoersen KW - Economische achteruitgang KW - Economische politiek KW - Geschichte 1997-1998 KW - swd KW - Asien KW - Electronic books KW - gtlm N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-222) and index; Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 The Outbreak and Consequences of the Asian Financial Crisis; Chapter 2 The Nature and Causes of the Asian Financial Crisis; Chapter 3 Hong Kong on the Eve of the Asian Financial Crisis; Chapter 4 Speculation Against the Hong Kong Dollar; Chapter 5 Impact on the Asset Markets; Chapter 6 Impact on the Financial Sector; Chapter 7 Impact on the Real Economy; Chapter 8 Why Was Hong Kong's Economic Downturn So Severe; Chapter 9 Why Was Hong Kong a Laggard in Economic Recovery; Chapter 10 Hong Kong's Money and Finance Under Chinese Sovereignty; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - Annotation; Studies of Hong Kong's experiences during the Asian Financial Crisis and how it successfully defended its currency and financial markets against speculation, the only country with a fully convertible currency to do so--but also the price Hong Kong paid for her success UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=69178 ER -