PART 1 The Challenge: The Threat of Forest Fire 1 Introduction 2 Guangdong in the 1990s 3 Linkages between Hong Kong and Guangdong 4 Hong Kong in the Asian Financial Crisis 5 Guangdong in the Asian Financial Crisis 6 The Threat of Contagion for China’s Financial System 7 Conclusion PART 2 The Response: Three Steps (San Bu Zou) to Control the Fire 1 Introduction 2 The First Step: The Bankruptcy of Guangdong International Trust and Investment Corporation 3 The Second Step: Restructuring Guangdong Enterprises 4 The Third Step: Cleaning up the Local Financial Institutions 5 Conclusion: The Achievement of ‘Cutting the Trees to Save the Forest’ (Kan Shu Jiu Lin) POSTSCRIPT Finance and the Real Economy: China and the West Since the Asian Financial Crisis Introduction The West China Interaction between China and the West Fragile International Financial System
Biography
Peter Nolan is Founding Director, Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge and Director, China Centre, Jesus College, Cambridge.
