Reluctant Regulators: How the West Created and How China Survived the Global Financial Crisis

Leo F. Goodstadt

This book is a scathing indictment of regulatory inertia in the West. It provides important and original insights into the causes of financial crises and pays special attention to China's attempts at reform and Hong Kong's place in China's financial modernization.

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About the Author

Leo F. Goodstadt was chief policy adviser to the Hong Kong Government as head of its Central Policy Unit (1989-97) and has had an extensive consultancy practice in Asian banking. He has written widely on the global financial crisis and on China’s economic development.

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