At the beginning of transition from the socialist planning economy to a market economy, China did not have a modern … economics profession and the contribution of modern economics to China's transition was little. However, there has been … increasing needs for modern economics education and research, as Chinese economy becomes more market oriented. To meet the needs …

, access to finance, and political competition. …

Beijing, China. Each year the topics selected for the conference represent either new areas of concern for future research or … areas that the author believes will benefit from a reexamination. The topic of the 2007 conference was 'higher education and … development,' which encompassed five themes: higher education and migration, private-public provision of higher education …

This paper examines China and Africa co-operation from the angle of structural transformation as a major driver of … growth and job creation. Being a bit ahead in the structural transformation process, China can provide ideas, tacit knowledge …, opportunities as well as development finances in Africa's transformation. We review critical parts of China's transformation to see …

Many transition policies, based on neoclassical economics, failed in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and China …