1st Edition

China in the Wake of Asia's Financial Crisis

Edited By Wang Mengkui Copyright 2009
320 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

320 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

320 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines China’s response to the Asian financial crisis of 1997, both in its immediate aftermath and in the years since. The crisis caused turmoil throughout Asia’s economies, and precipitated wholesale reform of economic and financial policies and institutions across the region. As one of Asia’s largest economies, China responded to the crisis more successfully than many others,... Read more

Part 1: China’s Macroeconomic Management after the Asian Financial Crisis  1. From Overcoming Deflation to Preventing Inflation Liu He  2. From Proactive to Sound Fiscal Policy: An Improvement to China’s Public Finance System Jia Kang  3. Renminbi Exchange Rates and Relevant Institutional Factors Yi Gang  4. China’s Policy of Opening Up in the Decade After the Asian Financial Crisis Long Guoqiang  Part 2: China’s Financial System and Reform of State-owned Enterprises after the Asian Financial Crisis  5. Reform of State-owned Commercial Banks: From Disposing of Non-performing Assets to Institutional Reform Liu Chunhang  6. System Reform of China’s Capital Market Qi Bin and Huang Ming  7. Reform of State-owned Enterprises: A Three-Year Disconnect from Difficulties Leads to System Innovation Zhang Delin  8. China’s Rural Reform and Development after the Asian Financial Crisis Han Jun  Part 3: Restructuring China’s Social Welfare System  9. Proactive Employment Policy and Labour Market Development Cai Fang & Wang Meiyan  10. Social Security Policy Wang Yanzhong  11. Reform and Development of the Public Health System Zhang Zhenzhong and Wu Huazhang  12. Educational Policies: From Expansion and Equity to Quality Zhang Li  Part 4: Reflections on the Asian Financial Crisis and China’s Opening up to the Outside  13. The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis: Review and Reflections Bai Chong-En  14. China in the Realm of the World Economy Li Daokui

Biography

Wang Mengkui is former President of the Development Research Center of the State Council, and is currently Chairman of the China Development Research Foundation.