The Chinese Approach to Capital Inflows: Patterns and Possible Explanations

China, Asia, and the New World Economy

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-49

  Prasad, Eswar ^a   Wei, Shang Jin ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance of payments; Capital accounts; Capital inflows; China; Foreign direct investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919540232     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199235889.003.0011     Document Type: Chapter

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