Research in China into building economics is currently focused on the transition from a centrally planned economy to a market economy. Particular attention is being paid to the theoretical and practical issues arising from the economic reforms. Outside China, there is little known about the...

The development of China's construction industry is presented by describing its current status and highlighting its achievements, identifying the main constraints preventing the industry from playing a more effective and efficient role in the country's economic development. Fundamental changes...

This paper presents a public choice model that consists of a special interest group that benefits from distortionary economic policies, the general public who suffers from such policies, and a government that implements these policies. The paper examines how these actors respond to externally...

While several studies in regional economics and development economics have repeatedly suggested that selected regions are capable of exerting powerful growth impulses on national growth and development, there are studies in the literature which have raised doubts about the existence of...

An Integrative Book Overview Chapter -- The Indian Bankruptcy Reform: The State of the Art -- Reforms and Regulators -- Distortions in Land Markets and Their Implications for Credit Generation in India -- Value Destruction and Wealth Transfer Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code -- The...