, and improved governance? The Worldwide Bureaucracy Indicators (WWBI) were developed in response to growing calls to …

What effect does democratization have on meritocratic practices in the civil service? Democratization increases … performance incentives within the bureaucracy. This leads to more meritocracy for individuals with performance … servants' performance-enhancing characteristics, democratization increases discrimination. The author test this argument using …

China has achieved remarkable success in financial inclusion. China's rate of account ownership - a basic metric of … the world's largest agent banking network. China has also been an established leader in the fintech revolution, with new … themselves against risk. This report examines in detail China's approach to financial inclusion over the past 15 years. The …

Geographically, Chongqing is strategically positioned as a gateway to China's west, a key connection in the Yangtze … river economic belt, and a strategic base for China's belt and road initiative. Over the past two decades, Chongqing has …

China's recovery has broadened as economic activity has continued to normalize. Economic growth in China is projected … returns to trend growth. As China's recovery firms up, macroeconomic policies are expected to shift from accommodative to more … strength of the recovery in China and the rest of the world. Rising financial vulnerabilities, together with subdued …

Following a collapse in the first quarter of 2020, economic activity in China has normalized faster than expected … that constrained further investment-driven catch-up growth. Moreover, as China seeks to rebalance its economy from …

Activity in China continues to track the ups and downs of the pandemic - outbreaks and growth slowdowns have been … growth is expected to slow to 2.7 percent in 2022 - 1.6 percentage points lower than projected in the June China economic …

. However, growth momentum has slowed since April, indicating that China's recovery remains fragile and dependent on policy … support. China's GDP growth is projected to rise to a 5.6 percent in 2023, led by a rebound in consumer spending. The economic … recovery offers an important opportunity for policymakers to refocus their efforts on achieving China's longer-term development …