Preliminary -- Contributors -- 1. China: New engine of world growth -- 2. The impact of SARS -- 3. The travails of current macroeconomic and exchange rate management -- 4. The changing pattern of economic growth -- 5. Transforming the banking sector -- 6. Financial opening and economic growth: A...

25 years of reform have transformed China from a centrally planned and closed system to a predominantly market-driven and open economy. China is emerging as the new powerhouse for the world economy. This book discusses the impact and significance of this transformation, presenting conclusions...

"The book discusses these important issues by focusing on China's long-term pattern of growth and employment, demographic shifts and rural-urban migration, its agricultural trade and local elections, China's banking sector reform and its fiscal sustainability, China's interaction with the...