Editorial board |
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Preface |
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About the author |
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Acknowledgements |
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Part 1 Preparation |
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1.1.1 The meaning and function of money |
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1.1.2 Different kinds of money |
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1.2 Why is a systemic approach important? |
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1.2.1 two-dimensional spectrum of knowledge |
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1.2.2 The systemic yoyo model |
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10 | (4) |
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1.3 Problems investigated using systems thinking and methodology |
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1.3.1 Problems systems science could address |
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1.3.2 Is 1 + 1 = 2 universally true? |
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15 | (1) |
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1.3.3 How modern science resolves problems? |
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16 | (1) |
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1.4 Main results of this book |
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2 The yoyo mode: Properties and justifications |
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2.1 Properties of systemic yoyos |
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25 | (6) |
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2.1.1 The field structure |
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25 | (2) |
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2.1.2 The quark structure of systemic yoyos |
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27 | (4) |
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2.2 Laws on state of motion |
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31 | (7) |
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2.2.1 The first law on state of motion |
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31 | (1) |
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2.2.2 The second law on state of motion |
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32 | (2) |
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2.2.3 The 3rd and 4th laws on state of motion |
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34 | (2) |
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2.2.4 Validity of figurative analysis? |
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36 | (2) |
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2.3 Theoretical justifications |
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38 | (5) |
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2.3.1 Blown-ups: Moments of transition in evolutions |
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38 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Mathematical properties of blown-ups |
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2.3.3 The problem of quantitative infinity |
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40 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Equal quantitative effects |
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41 | (2) |
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2.4 Empirical justifications |
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43 | (10) |
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2.4.1 Bjerknes' circulation theorem |
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43 | (2) |
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2.4.2 Conservation of informational infrastructure |
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45 | (3) |
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2.4.3 Silent human communications |
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48 | (5) |
Part 2 Domestic financial system: Seen as a closed system |
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3 The financial infrastructure |
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53 | (36) |
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3.1 Composition of the financial system |
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53 | (4) |
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3.2 Monetary standard of currencies |
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57 | (5) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (4) |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (12) |
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3.6.1 The modern banking system |
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70 | (3) |
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3.6.2 The banking business |
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73 | (9) |
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3.7 Innovation: Livelihood of national financial infrastructure |
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82 | (6) |
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88 | (1) |
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4 Supply and demand of money |
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4.1 The concept of supply and demand: Two interacting economic forces |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (17) |
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4.2.1 Creation of currency |
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93 | (6) |
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4.2.2 Monetary multiplier |
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99 | (3) |
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4.2.3 Money supply models |
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102 | (8) |
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110 | (29) |
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4.3.1 Classical quantity theory of money |
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111 | (4) |
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4.3.1.1 The theory of cash transactions |
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111 | (2) |
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4.3.1.2 The cash balance theory |
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113 | (2) |
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4.3.1.3 The income quantity theory |
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115 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Keynesian demand for money |
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115 | (6) |
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4.3.3 Further developments of Keynesian theory |
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121 | (9) |
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4.3.4 Modern quantity theory of money |
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130 | (5) |
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4.3.5 Empirical tests of money demand |
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135 | (48) |
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4.3.5.1 Interest rate and demand for money |
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136 | (1) |
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4.3.5.2 Stability of the demand for money |
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137 | (1) |
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4.3.5.3 Circulation speed of money |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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5 Interest: A factor influencing monetary supply and demand |
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141 | (42) |
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141 | (10) |
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151 | (6) |
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5.3 Interest rate and total output |
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157 | (7) |
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5.4 Risk structure of interest rates |
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164 | (6) |
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5.5 Term structure of interest rates |
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170 | (9) |
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5.6 Market behaviors and response to different-scale investment opportunities |
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179 | (2) |
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5.7 Some concluding words |
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181 | (2) |
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6 Monetary policy: Another factor influencing monetary supply and demand |
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183 | (70) |
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6.1 Goals of monetary policy |
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183 | (9) |
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6.1.1 Tasks and contents of monetary policy |
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184 | (1) |
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6.1.2 Goals of monetary policy |
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185 | (7) |
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6.2 Medium-term goals of monetary policy |
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192 | (3) |
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6.3 Tools of monetary policy |
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195 | (7) |
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6.4 Conduction mechanism of monetary policy |
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202 | (9) |
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6.5 Empirical analysis on the importance of money |
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211 | (8) |
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6.6 Money and fiscal policies in the IS-LM model |
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219 | (13) |
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6.6.1 Movement of IS curve |
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219 | (4) |
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6.6.2 Movement of LM curve |
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223 | (2) |
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6.6.3 Movement of total output and interest rate |
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225 | (5) |
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6.6.4 The crowding-out effect |
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230 | (2) |
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232 | (16) |
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232 | (1) |
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6.7.2 Price levels of goods |
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233 | (3) |
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6.7.3 Causes of inflation |
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236 | (6) |
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6.7.4 Game theory explanation of stagflation phenomena |
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242 | (4) |
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6.7.5 Dealing with inflation |
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246 | (2) |
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6.8 Systemic structure of monetary policy |
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248 | (5) |
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253 | (42) |
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7.1 Constant existence of investment opportunities |
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253 | (7) |
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7.1.1 Economic yoyo flows |
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254 | (1) |
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7.1.2 A simple model for perfect capital markets |
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255 | (3) |
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7.1.3 A simple model when capital markets are imperfect |
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258 | (2) |
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7.2 Interest rates and yields |
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260 | (5) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (2) |
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7.2.3 Prices, rates of return, and yields of bonds |
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263 | (2) |
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7.3 Factors affecting portfolio choices |
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265 | (3) |
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7.4 Balance between risk and yields |
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268 | (17) |
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7.4.1 Diversity of investment |
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268 | (2) |
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7.4.2 Mean variance utility |
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270 | (4) |
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7.4.3 Determination of the portfolio proportion |
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274 | (7) |
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7.4.4 Estimate of the $ coefficient |
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281 | (1) |
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7.4.5 Portfolio proportions |
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282 | (2) |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (10) |
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7.5.1 Expected yields of portfolios |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (2) |
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7.5.3 Advantages of diversity |
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290 | (5) |
Part 3 International financial system: Seen as an ocean of interacting semi-closed systems |
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8 International Monetary System |
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295 | (46) |
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8.1 Introduction of the international monetary system |
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295 | (3) |
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8.1.1 The composites of the IMS |
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296 | (1) |
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8.1.2 Classifications of the IMS |
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297 | (1) |
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8.1.3 The functions of the IMS |
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297 | (1) |
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8.2 Development of the IMS |
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298 | (17) |
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8.2.1 The international gold standard |
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299 | (4) |
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8.2.2 The Bretton Woods System |
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303 | (6) |
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309 | (6) |
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8.3 Improvements on the IMS |
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315 | (4) |
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8.3.1 Main suggestions for improving the IMS |
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315 | (2) |
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8.3.2 An expected future of the IMS |
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317 | (2) |
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8.4 The European monetary system |
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319 | (5) |
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319 | (2) |
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8.4.2 The European Union of money |
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321 | (1) |
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8.4.3 Economic impacts of the euro |
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322 | (2) |
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8.5 International organizations of finance |
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324 | (9) |
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8.5.1 The International Monetary Fund |
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324 | (4) |
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8.5.2 The World Bank Group |
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328 | (4) |
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8.5.3 Bankruptcy of nations: An ongoing thought |
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332 | (1) |
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8.6 The three-ringed structure of stable economic systems |
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333 | (5) |
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8.6.1 Three-ringed systemic structure of each economic system |
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333 | (1) |
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8.6.2 Economic energy and three-leveled energy transformation |
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334 | (3) |
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8.6.3 Non-conservative evolution of economic energy |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (3) |
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9 International reserves and capital flows |
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341 | (48) |
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9.1 Introduction to international reserves |
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342 | (9) |
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9.1.1 Characteristics of international reserves |
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342 | (1) |
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9.1.2 Components of international reserves |
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343 | (5) |
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9.1.3 Borrowed international reserves |
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348 | (3) |
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9.2 Management of international reserves |
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351 | (12) |
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9.2.1 The management of magnitudes |
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351 | (5) |
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9.2.2 The structural management |
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356 | (2) |
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9.2.3 Reserves of the USA, Europe, Japan, and Great Britain |
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358 | (5) |
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9.3 Potential problems regarding foreign currency reserves |
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363 | (4) |
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9.3.1 The problem of capital flight |
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363 | (2) |
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9.3.2 The problem of credibility |
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365 | (1) |
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9.3.3 The problem of currency substitution |
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366 | (1) |
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9.4 Capital flows across national borders |
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367 | (16) |
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9.4.1 Types of international capital flows |
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368 | (3) |
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9.4.2 Causes, present state and expected future of capital flows |
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371 | (4) |
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9.4.3 Impacts of international capital flows |
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375 | (5) |
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9.4.4 International capital flows and national financial systems |
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380 | (3) |
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9.5 Interactions between economic yoyo fields |
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383 | (6) |
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9.5.1 Classification of economic yoyo fields |
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383 | (4) |
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9.5.2 Combinations of economic yoyos through meridian fields |
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387 | (2) |
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10 Financial globalization and its consequences |
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389 | (48) |
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10.1 The structure of the international financial market |
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389 | (8) |
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10.1.1 The international money market |
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390 | (1) |
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10.1.2 The international capital market |
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391 | (2) |
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10.1.3 The Euro currency market |
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393 | (3) |
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10.1.4 International foreign exchange |
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396 | (1) |
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10.2 Causes and effects of international capital flow |
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397 | (8) |
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10.2.1 Characteristics of capital flow in the international market |
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397 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Reasons for international capital flows |
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398 | (2) |
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10.2.3 Positive effects of international capital flows |
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400 | (3) |
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10.2.4 Impacts of capital flows on domestic and international equilibria |
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403 | (2) |
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10.3 Debt and bank crises: Impacts of financial globalization |
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405 | (7) |
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10.3.1 Debt crises of developing countries |
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405 | (4) |
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409 | (3) |
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10.4 Currency crises: Impacts of financial globalization |
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412 | (17) |
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10.4.1 The concept of currency crises |
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413 | (2) |
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10.4.2 Causes of currency crises |
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415 | (8) |
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10.4.3 Asian currency crises: A real-life case |
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423 | (3) |
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10.4.4 Solution to currency crises as analyzed using Asian scenario |
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426 | (3) |
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10.5 Will financial attacks be always possible? |
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429 | (8) |
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10.5.1 How environments determine the nature of economies |
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430 | (1) |
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10.5.2 Existence of financial centers under different regulations |
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430 | (2) |
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10.5.3 Centralizable economies |
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432 | (1) |
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10.5.4 Forever existence of emerging economic centers |
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433 | (4) |
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11 Financial crises and currency wars |
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437 | (56) |
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11.1 International financial crises |
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437 | (11) |
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11.1.1 Financial crises and currency crises |
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438 | (1) |
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11.1.2 Theories of international financial crises |
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439 | (9) |
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11.2 Speculative attacks and currency crises |
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448 | (12) |
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11.2.1 Short-term capital flows and speculative attacks |
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448 | (2) |
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11.2.2 Recent speculative attacks and currency crises |
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450 | (3) |
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11.2.3 New characteristics of recent speculative attacks |
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453 | (2) |
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11.2.4 Chilean capital account liberation: A case of success |
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455 | (5) |
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11.3 Currency wars and possible self-defense |
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460 | (20) |
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11.3.1 One possible form of currency wars |
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461 | (4) |
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11.3.2 A strategy of self-protection |
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465 | (15) |
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11.3.2.1 A model for categorized purchasing power |
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465 | (3) |
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11.3.2.2 Functional relationship between P and (D - S) |
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468 | (6) |
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11.3.2.3 Separating economic categories by using feedback |
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474 | (3) |
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11.3.2.4 A strategy for national defense |
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477 | (3) |
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11A Feedback: A general systems approach |
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480 | (13) |
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480 | (1) |
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11A.2 Feedback and its properties |
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481 | (3) |
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11A.3 Properties that are feedback invariant |
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484 | (2) |
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11A.4 A characterization of decoupling |
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486 | (2) |
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488 | (5) |
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12 Modern China: A quick glance |
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493 | (44) |
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12.1 Appearance and development of Chinese central bank |
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493 | (4) |
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493 | (1) |
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12.1.2 Hierarchy of Chinese central bank |
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494 | (1) |
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12.1.3 Business of the people's bank of China |
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495 | (1) |
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12.1.4 Money supply of China |
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496 | (1) |
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12.2 Chinese financial system |
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497 | (11) |
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497 | (3) |
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12.2.2 Other financial organizations |
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500 | (1) |
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12.2.3 Business of lending and investing |
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501 | (4) |
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12.2.4 Other banking businesses |
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505 | (3) |
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12.3 Financial reforms of China |
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508 | (3) |
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508 | (1) |
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12.3.2 Key aspects of financial reform |
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509 | (2) |
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12.4 International reserves of China |
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511 | (9) |
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12.4.1 Fast increase in foreign reserves |
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512 | (3) |
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12.4.2 Management of foreign reserves |
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515 | (2) |
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12.4.3 How can the risk of US $3,442.65 billion reserves be resolved? |
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517 | (3) |
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12.5 Understanding China culturally |
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520 | (12) |
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12.5.1 What is China as a civilization? |
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520 | (6) |
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12.5.2 How will China revive through adopting beneficial elements |
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526 | (1) |
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12.5.3 What kind of democracy would China potentially embrace? |
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527 | (3) |
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12.5.4 External pressures China currently experiences |
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530 | (1) |
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12.5.5 Will China be peaceful with neighboring economies? |
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531 | (1) |
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12.6 Will economic prosperity visit China soon? |
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532 | (5) |
Bibliography |
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537 | (6) |
Subject index |
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