Competition, concentration and efficiency of commercial banks in South Korea, mainland China and Taiwan

This book studies the development of commercial banks in Mainland China, Taiwan and Korea. Based on empirical data, the author comes to the conclusion that the nature of the banking sector is monopolistic and that competition and consolidation can co-exist. The data also shows that competition and t...

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Main Author: Huang,Juan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore Enrich 2012.
Series:Enrich series on China's economic issues v. 5.
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Summary:This book studies the development of commercial banks in Mainland China, Taiwan and Korea. Based on empirical data, the author comes to the conclusion that the nature of the banking sector is monopolistic and that competition and consolidation can co-exist. The data also shows that competition and the number of banks operated are not necessarily related and that under normal circumstances competition can improve the efficiency of banks.
Physical Description:viii, 205 p. ill. 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789814298261 (hbk.)
9814298263 (hbk.)
9789814298278 (pdf)
9789814298582 (epub)