Red Capitalism
The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise
Published on 23. March 2012
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-118-25510-0 (ISBN)
Description
The truth behind the rise of China and whether or not it will be able to maintain it
How did China transform itself so quickly? In Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise, Revised Edition Carl Walter and Fraser Howie go deep inside the Chinese financial machine to illuminate the social and political consequences of the unique business model that propelled China to economic powerhouse status, and question whether this rapid ascension really lives up to its reputation.
All eyes are on China, but will it really surpass the U.S. as the world's premier global economy? Walter and Howie aren't so certain, and in this revised and updated edition of Red Capitalism they examine whether or not the 21st century really will belong to China.
* The specter of a powerful China is haunting the U.S. and other countries suffering from economic decline and this book explores China's next move
* Packed with new statistics and stories based on recent developments, this new edition updates the outlook on China's future with the most cutting-edge information available
* Find out how China financed its current position of strength and whether it will be able to maintain its astonishing momentum
Indispensable reading for anyone looking to understand the limits that China's past development decisions have imposed on its brilliant future, Red Capitalism is an essential resource for anyone considering China's business strategies in today's extremely challenging global economy.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-25510-0 (9781118255100)
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Carl Walter | Fraser Howie
Red Capitalism
The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise, Revised Edition
E-Book
07/2012
Wiley
€22.99
Available for download
Carl Walter | Fraser Howie
Red Capitalism
The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise, Revised Edition
E-Book
07/2012
Wiley
€22.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Carl E. Walter | Fraser J. T. Howie
Red Capitalism
The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise
Book
01/2011
1st Edition
Wiley
€25.90
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Persons
Carl E. Walter lived in China for twenty years and actively participated in numerous financial reforms. He played a major role in China's groundbreaking first overseas IPO in 1992, as well as the first listing of a state-owned enterprise on the New York Stock Exchange in 1994. He was a member of the Management Committee at China International Capital Corporation, China's first and most successful joint venture investment bank, where he supported a number of significant domestic stock and debt underwritings for major Chinese corporations. More recently, he helped build one of the most successful and profitable domestic security and currency trading operations for a major global investment bank. Fluent in Mandarin, he holds a PhD from Stanford University and a graduate certificate from Beijing University. He currently lives in New York where he acts as an independent consultant.
Fraser J. T. Howie studied Natural Sciences (Physics) at Cambridge University and Chinese at Beijing Language and Culture University. For nearly twenty years he has been trading, analyzing, and writingabout Asian stock markets. During that time he has worked in Hong Kong, trading equity derivatives at Bankers Trust and Morgan Stanley. After moving toChina in 1998, he worked in the sales andtrading department of China International Capital Corporation followed by a stint with China M&A Management Company. He has contributed to the SCMP, AWSJ, China Economic Quarterly,and China Economic Review as well as being a regularChina commentator on CNBC, BBC, Al Jazeera, and Bloomberg. Currently, he is a Managing Director at a leading Asia Pacific Brokerage firm in Singaporehelping international investors invest in both the Indian and Chinese markets.
Content
Preface to the Second Edition xi
Preface to the First Edition xvii
List of Abbreviations xxi
1. Looking Back at the Policy of Reform and Opening 1
Thirty years of opening up: 1978-2008 2
Thirteen years of reform: 1992-2005 10
The end of reform: 2005 15
China is a family business 22
2. China's Fortress Banking System 27
Banks are China's fi nancial system 29
China's banks are big banks 31
Crisis: The stimulus to bank reform, 1988 and 1998 33
China's fortress banking system in 2010 41
The sudden thirst for capital and cash dividends, 2010 47
3. The Fragile Fortress 53
The People's Bank of China restructuring model 56
The Ministry of Finance restructuring model 66
The "perpetual put" option to the PBOC 73
The new Great Leap Forward Economy 76
China's latest banking model 82
Valuing the asset management companies 85
Implications 88
4. China's Captive Bond Market 95
Why does China have a bond market? 98
Risk management 102
The base of the pyramid: Protecting household depositors 116
5. The Struggle over China's Bond Markets 125
The CDB, the MOF, and the Big 4 Banks 126
Local governments unleashed 134
Credit enhancements 141
China Investment Corporation: Linchpin of China's financial system 145
Cycles in the fi nancial markets 158
6. Western Finance, SOE Reform, and China's Stock Markets 163
China's stock markets today 164
Why does China have stock markets? 168
What stock markets gave China 172
7. The National Team and China's Government 185
Zhu Rongji's gift: Organizational streamlining, 1998 186
How the National Team, its families, and friends benefit 196
A casino or a success, or both? 209
Implications 212
8. The Forbidden City 215
The Emperor of Finance 217
Behind the vermillion walls 220
An Empire apart 227
Have the walls been breached? 231
Cracks in the walls 235
Imperial ornaments 239
Appendix 245
Select Bibliography 249
Index 251