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OverviewHong Kong SAR is now highly unusual as a large economy running a currency board system that pegs the Hong Kong Dollar to the US Dollar. This volume explores the origins and persistence of this system, presenting the viewpoint of several of the main protagonists in the operation of the currency board since 1983 as well as new research by academics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: C. SchenkPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2009 Weight: 0.281kg ISBN: 9781349302703ISBN 10: 1349302708 Pages: 201 Publication Date: 01 January 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'...invaluable...highly recommended.' - The Journal of Financial History Review Author InformationCATHERINE R. SCHENK FRHS, AcSS is Professor of International Economic History at the University of Glasgow, UK. She has published widely on Hong Kong's banking and monetary history and is the author of Hong Kong as an International Financial Centre (Routledge, 2001). She was Research Fellow at the HKIMR in 2005 and 2008. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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