Intro -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Introduction -- 1. The Middle-Income Trap -- 2. China's Looming Transition -- 3 …. The Worst-Case Scenario -- 4. How China Got Here -- 5. A Shaky Foundation -- 6. Invisible Barriers -- 7. Behind Before …

"Twenty years ago, seemingly everything for sale at American retailers had a "Made In China" sticker on it. Now, things … underway. Even as American commentators fret over "rising China," the real threat lies in a virtually unknown story: that of a … country's future-and the world. Far from the prospect of global takeover, a China newly adrift has the potential to be our …

randomized controlled trial involving 1,418 disadvantaged (economically poor) students in rural China, we find that the promise …

a randomized experiment evaluating the effects of a home-based parenting program delivered by cadres in China's Family …

especially in the context of developing countries such as China where livestock is becoming more important in the domestic … agricultural economy. We estimate total factor productivity (TFP) for four major livestock products in China employing the … technical innovation in China's livestock sector, technical efficiency improvement has been relatively slow. …

Purpose: The need for a universal rural pension system has been heightened by demographic changes in rural China …, China’s Government introduced the New Rural Social Pension Program (NRSPP) in 2009, a voluntary and highly subsidized … authors examine whether the NRSPP affects the labor supply of the elderly population in China. Design …