Chapter One Money and Monetary Systems 1 Money and Economy 2 Functions of Money 3 The Meaning and Types of Money 4 Monetary Systems Summary Chapter Two Credit and Financial Instruments 1 Survey of Credit 2 Forms of Credit 3 Financial Instruments Summary Chapter Three Financial Markets 1 Financial Markets and Elements of Financial Markets 2 Functions and Classification of Financial Markets 3 Money Markets 4 Capital Markets Summary Chapter Four Interest Rates 1 Interest and Interest Rates 2 Determination of Interest Rates and Roles of Interest Rates 3 System of Interest Rate Regulation 4 Interest Rate Theories Summary Chapter Five Financial Institutions 1 Classification of Financial Intermediaries 2 China's Financial Institutions 3 Financial Institutions in Major Developed Countries Summary Chapter Six Commercial Banks and Their Businesses 1 Emergence and Development of Commercial Banks 2 Types and Structure of Commercial Banks 3 Businesses of Commercial Banks 4 Risks and Risk Management of Commercial Banks 5 Commercial Bank Management Summary Chapter Seven The Central Bank 1 Overview of Central Banks 2 Functions and Businesses of a Central Bank 3 Financial Supervision by the Central Bank Summary Chapter Eight Money Demand and Money Supply 1 Money Demand 2 Theories of Money Demand 3 Money Supply 4 Theories of Money Supply Summary Chapter Nine Inflation and Deflation 1 Overview of Inflation 2 Effects of Inflation 3 Counter-Measures of Inflation 4 Deflation Summary Chapter Ten Monetary Policy 1 Targets of Monetary Policy 2 Monetary Policy Instruments of the Central Bank 3 Transmission Mechanism and Intermediate Targets of Monetary Policy. 4 Potency of Monetary Policy 5 Practice of China's Monetary Policy Summary Chapter Eleven Finance and Economic Development 1 Financial Deepening and Economic Development 2 Financial Innovation Summary References