China's Monetary Challenges : Past Experiences and Future Prospects (Paperback)

Part I. China's Exchange Rate Regime and Monetary Policy: 1. The renminbi-US dollar exchange rate controversy; 2. China's reserve buildup and global imbalances; 3. Combating inflation and deflation; 4. People's Bank of China policy-making and external pressures (with Pierre Siklos); Part II. The Importance of International Factors, Past and Present: 5. US pressure on China and Hong Kong in the 1930s; 6. Inflation transmission to Taiwan in the 1940s (with Hsin-hui I. H. Whited); 7. WTO challenges and China's banking sector today (with Emily Kochanowicz); Part III. The People's Republic Role within Greater China and Asia: 8. Asset market expansion and Shanghai vs. Hong Kong listings of Chinese firms; 9. Economic interdependence with Taiwan (with Hsin-hui I. H. Whited); 10. Conclusions and future prospects for the renminbi.