different stages of development from a geographic approach in the case of China. It aims at offering empirical supports on (1 … unnecessary state intervention, and further encourage domestic market integration. "--World Bank web site …

data collected for this study through surveys. Beijing is the first choice for companies locating in China, but foreign … to substantial gains in collective efficiency for innovative industry in Beijing and Shanghai. "--World Bank web site …

the Loess Plateau area. The M&E system for the China Watershed Management Project (CWMP) has been developed on the base of … the M&E system that has been implemented during the previous two phases of the World Bank Loess Plateau Project. The final …

China has undergone a profound economic and social transformation as it moves from a centrally-planned to a market …-oriented economy. Land issues are implicated in this ongoing transformation in numerous important ways - as key factors in China …'s quest for economic growth, national food security and social stability; as important influences in the rapid growth of China …

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 …

) contextualize the project among the broader ecological urban development initiatives in China. Broadening the World Bank …China is experiencing rapid and large scale urbanization, and the resulting local and global urban environmental …'s engagement beyond the GEF was assessed as important given the project's complexity, and its potential to shed light on China …