Analysis of the reasons for Hong Kong's development as a leading financial centre, its present resilience, and the likely effects on it of the Sino-British agreement to transfer sovereignty in 1997. The importance of Hong Kong's economic relations with China is emphazized. China replaced Japan...

Analyse der neuseeländischen Wirtschaftspolitik insbesondere in der Zeit 1973-1984. Veränderungen des wirtschaftlichen Management nach Ende der Muldoon-Regierung. Die wichtigsten Probleme. Einschätzung der künftigen Wirtschaftsentwicklung. (HWWA)

The orthodox view that China has, with a few exceptions, enjoyed "price stability" since the establishment of the communist regime in 1949, is challenged. Using much new source material (i.e. new publications since 1981), it is demonstrated that "overt" inflation and periods of apparent...