came with greater attention to human rights. The written record reflects the push-back against government intervention and … today, there is little sign that the modern revival of the classical 19th century views on the limitations of government has …

China has seen a huge reduction in the incidence of extreme poverty since the economic reforms that started in the late … China??s growth mattered to poverty reduction using a new provincial panel data set constructed for this purpose. The … unevenness, that handicapped poverty reduction. Yes, China has had great success in reducing poverty through economic growth, but …

Brazil, China and India have seen falling poverty in their reform periods, but to varying degrees and for different … reasons. History left China with favorable initial conditions for rapid poverty reduction through market-led economic growth … inequality, China might learn from Brazil's success with such policies. India needs to do more to assure that poor people are …

China is now the world's second largest economy, and it is expected to overtake the United States to become the largest … by 2020. What are the implications for the global environment and climate change if China surpasses the United States …? There are major concerns with China's rapid rise because its economic and industrial structure is increasingly dependent on …

, a level that China should achieve by or soon after 2015. Among our more provocative findings is that growth slowdowns …