Hong Kong's Link to the Us Dollar: Origins and Evolution

by John Greenwood

A new edition of the authoritative economic history exploring why Hong Kong decided to peg its currency to the US dollar.

Hong Kong's Link to the US Dollar covers the origins of the city's currency crisis in 1983, the initial resolution of the crisis by the creation of a traditional currency board, the subsequent problems leading to the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98, and the later reforms. This edition also includes a new...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9888754084
• ISBN13: 9789888754083
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"