choices of equity joint venture (EJV) projects in China. They derive a location choice model from a theoretical framework that … ventures in highly-polluting industries with partners from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan (China). In contrast, joint ventures …

entry matters more than access to the rest of China, which is consistent with market fragmentation due to underdeveloped …

This report represents a further chapter in the dialogue between the World Bank and the People's Republic of China … about how to promote economic growth and protect China's environment. There are three cross-cutting issues that keep …

; 2) China may want to use the opportunity of these negotiations to: (a) further discipline its state-owned enterprises … more balanced and sustainable development and taking into account China's high reliance on trade, it may be increasingly in … China's interest to pro-actively engage its partners on environmental issues in its regional trade agreement (RTA …

China is a global leader in the use of ecological compensation ("eco-compensation”)—fiscal transfers for environmental … and natural resources management. China is one of the most fiscally decentralized countries in the world, with 85 percent … impacts, and distills broad lessons from China for similar policies globally …

. Without an effective MEP, the other elements necessary for China's environmentally sustainable development will not be able to …