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Banking Regulation in China provides an in-depth analysis of the country´s contemporary banking regulatory system, focusing on regulation in practice. By drawing on public and private interest theories relating to bank regulation, He argues that controlled development of the banking sector transformed China´s banks into more market-oriented institutions and increased public sector growth. This work proves that bank regulation is the primary means through which the Chinese government achieves its political and economic objectives rather than using it as a vehicle for maintaining efficient financial markets.

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1. Introduction 2. Banking Regulatory Theories 3. Banking Regulation in China: Why, What, and How? 4. Regulating the Entry of Foreign Banks 5. Consumer Financial Protection 6. Regulatory Dissonance 7. Regulatory Capture 8. Conclusions

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"A very creditable and significant contribution towards addressing an important set of questions on which there is relatively little existing literature in English." - John Armour, Hogan Lovells Professor of Law and Finance, University of Oxford, UK

"Banking Regulation in China provides us with an understanding of the nature of and challenges confronted by China´s legal and regulatory programs as Chinese banking progressively deals with China´s transition from a planned economy to a market economy." -Huang, Tao, Associate Professor, KoGuan Law School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

"He Wei Ping offers a sophisticated analysis of the contending forces of market competition and state policy that shape the Chinese banking sector. This book is an invaluable guide both for academics interested in comparative banking regulation and for Western businesses that need to understand the unique mechanisms by which the Chinese economy operates." - Thomas H. Stanton, Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, USA; Author, Why Some Firms Thrive While Others Fail; Attorney at Law

"A very interesting book . . . I recommend Banking Regulation in China to everybody interested in understanding China´s financial system." - Franklin Allen, Nippon Life Professor of Finance and Economics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA

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He Wei Ping is a researcher in the area of financial market regulation with a particular focus on Chinese banking and securities markets. She was previously a Lecturer at the University of South Australia s International Graduate School of Business. She holds a Masters in Law from the University of Adelaide Law School, Australia, and a Doctorate from the School of Law at the University of South Australia.

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