China's Great Wall of Debt: Shadow Banks, Ghost Cities, Massive Loans, and the End of the Chinese Miracle
<p><b>A stunning inside look at how and why the foundations upon which China has built the world’s second largest economy have started to crumble.</b></p> <p>Over the course of a decade spent reporting on the ground in China as a financial journalist, Dinny McMahon gradually came to the conclusion that the widely held belief in China’s inevitable economic ascent is dangerously wrong. Debt, entrenched vested interests, a frenzy of speculation, and an aging population are all pushing China toward an economic reckoning. <i>China’s Great Wall of Debt </i>unravels an incredibly complex and opaque economy, one whose fortunes - for better or worse - will shape the globe like never before.</p>