published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

published_or_final_version / Economics and Finance / Master / Master of Economics

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) modernization efforts and how banking reforms are instrumental to that effort. China must modernize its weaponry in order for the PLA to be a credible military force and enable China to continue its rise as a regional and global power. Bank reforms are one methodology for continued PLA modernization because the PLA desperately needs significant and sustained defense budget expenditures in order to bring the PLA into the 21st century. PLA modernization expenditures will have to compete with other societal reform programs for the windfall from an expanding economy. As China becomes older, wealthier, and more urbanized, Chinese Communist Party leaders will come under increasing pressure to provide more social services to its citizens. Defense expenditures and PLA modernization efforts will have to compete with additional government spending on pensions, health care, public infrastructure and the environment. Continued banking reform is an essential component to grow the Chinese economy and secure the significant and sustained defense spending that is critical to the PLA modernization effort. / US Air Force (USAF) author.

by Ip Sai Wing. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-72). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.vii / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.5 / Chapter III. --- A REVIEW OF THE BANKING INDUSTRY IN CHINA --- p.12 / People's Bank of China --- p.13 / The Four Specialized Banks --- p.15 / Bank of China --- p.15 / Industrial and Commercial Bank of China --- p.16 / Agricultural Bank of China --- p.17 / People's Construction Bank of China --- p.18 / Summary --- p.18 / Chapter IV. --- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS OF CHINA'S BANKING REFORMS .… --- p.20 / Brief Commentary on the New Regulations --- p.21 / Establishment and Registration --- p.22 / Scope of Business --- p.23 / Supervision and Administration --- p.24 / The Policy Banks in the Banking Reforms --- p.25 / The State Development Bank --- p.25 / The Export and Import Bank of China --- p.26 / The Agricultural Bank of China --- p.27 / Outlook for the Policy Banks --- p.27 / Chapter V. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.29 / Indepth Interview --- p.30 / Questionnaire --- p.30 / Sampling --- p.32 / Chapter VI. --- FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS --- p.34 / Profile of the Respondents --- p.34 / Overall Mean Ratings of the Positive Factors --- p.36 / Inter-group Comparison for Positive Factors --- p.40 / Overall Mean Ratings of the Negative Factors --- p.42 / Inter-group Comparison for Negative Factors --- p.46 / Chapter VII. --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.51 / Positive Factors --- p.51 / Negative Factors --- p.53 / Summary --- p.56 / Recommendations --- p.58 / Limitations --- p.60 / APPENDIX --- p.61 / Chapter I. --- The New Structure of China's Banking System --- p.61 / Chapter II. --- The Covering Letter and the Questionnaire --- p.62 / Chapter III. --- List of Foreign Banks with Offices in China --- p.67 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.70

by Lum Chor-wah. / Abstract also in Chinese / Bibliography: leaves 147-149 / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1983

Chen Chan-hung, Cicada. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1981. / Bibliography: leaves 68-69.

by Sin Chui-Yi Abby. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-109). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.v / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vii / CHAPTER / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Objectives --- p.4 / Chapter II. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.5 / Secondary Research --- p.5 / Primary Research --- p.5 / Definition --- p.8 / Limitations --- p.8 / Chapter III. --- THE CHINA BANKING SYSTEM --- p.10 / Banking Structure --- p.10 / Banking Reform --- p.14 / Chapter IV. --- FOREIGN BANKS IN CHINA --- p.17 / Representative Office --- p.20 / Branches --- p.23 / Distribution --- p.25 / Customers of the Foreign Banks --- p.32 / Services Provided by the Foreign Banks --- p.33 / Commercial loans --- p.33 / Project financing --- p.38 / Trade financing --- p.41 / Advisory services and consultation --- p.43 / Chapter V. --- JAPANESE BANKING ACTIVITIES IN THE PRC --- p.45 / Growth of Japanese Banks --- p.45 / Historical Development of Japanese Banks in the PRC --- p.46 / Operations of Japanese Banks in the PRC --- p.49 / Japanese Banks in Hong Kong --- p.54 / Chapter VI. --- FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY --- p.55 / Company Profile --- p.55 / Motives for Entry --- p.57 / Time Span --- p.60 / Business Objectives --- p.62 / Banking Services --- p.63 / Major Problems Encountered --- p.66 / Attitudes towards Risks and Overall Investment Climate --- p.70 / Attitudes towards Risks --- p.70 / Attitudes towards Overall Investment Climate --- p.77 / Competitive Advantages of Japanese Banks --- p.80 / Business Results to date Measured up to Expectation --- p.82 / Chapter VII. --- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION --- p.84 / Highlights of the Findings of the Survey --- p.84 / Conclusions --- p.86 / APPENDICES --- p.87 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.106

Thesis (M.A.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1983. / Vita. Bibliography: leaves [282]-290.