Arthur Stanley Butler and Florence va Conant Butler. doctor. Butler and three of his four brothers were Akron orthodontists, All active in civic life and commercial clubs. During the Asian economic crisis that sent most countries in the region into negative rates of growth, China continued to expand rapidly despite having a financial system that by most objective measures was the worst in Asia. This apparent contradiction has led many researchers to argue that a conclusion must lie in China's usage of capital controls. This paper first compares the policies that China has undertaken }