This paper describes economic developments in the People’s Republic of China during 1996–97. In 1996, the authorities …

to be put in place following the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong to China in 1997. International treaties between … Britain and China from the nineteenth century are reviewed. The paper discusses Hong Kong’s current and future constitutional …

This paper reviews macroeconomic developments in China in 1994 and 1995, in particular the progress achieved during …

This Selected Issues paper analyzes state-owned enterprise (SOE) development and reform in China. The paper discusses … rates of capacity utilization in some sectors. The paper also examines banking sector development and policy issues in China …

This Selected Issues paper examines the decline in the revenue-to-GDP ratio for the People’s Republic of China. In … common with most transition countries, China has experienced a sharp decline in fiscal revenues since the initiation of … China and reviews the factors behind the decline. It also compares China’s experience with that of other transition …

effects. The note also discusses China’s evolving role in global trade, impact of rebalancing on the supply chain, estimating … China’s spillovers, elasticities approach, factor pricing, overcapacity, and sustainability risks. It elaborates on the … impact of competition from Brazil and Mexico, China’s closed capital account and capital flows to emerging markets, the …

This paper gauges the potential effects on employment of rebalancing China''s exportoriented growth model toward … existing and new services as well as reorienting the production of tradable goods toward domestic markets. In China''s case … paper shows that while rebalancing China''s growth toward a domestic-demand-led economy would likely raise aggregate …