Paper Dragons: China and the Next Crash

by Walden Bello

Book Overview

Emerging relatively unscathed from the banking crisis of 2008, China has been viewed as a model of both rampant success and fiscal stability. But beneath the surface lies a network of fissures that look likely to erupt into the next big financial crash. A bloated real-estate sector, roller-coaster stock market, and rapidly growing shadow-banking sector have all coalesced to create a perfect storm: one that is in danger of taking the rest of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786995964
• ISBN13: 9781786995964
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.6"