China's financial system under transition

Xiaoping Xu

The transformation of China's economy has involved major changes in the financial sector. This book offers a detailed and authoritative guide to financial reform since 1979. Bank loans replaced budgetary grants as the most important source of fund for investment. A two-tiered financial structure emerged consisting of a central bank and a system of specialized, newly created commercial banks. Nonbank financial institutions mushroomed. Money and capital markets appeared. Problems, however, remained. Specialized banks did not operate as proper profit-oriented banks. Macro-level resource allocation was controlled by credit plans. Lagged enterprise reforms and a lack of proper financial control mechanism resulted in macroeconomic imbalances. A system of indirect monetary control was not in place. This book outlines the process of change, examining the achievements and the problems. It...

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