The share of the east in national economy has decreased for the first time during the past three decades. Based on the fact that the economic growth target set by government dominates this new trend, we put forward the hypothesis that governments employ the investment growth target to manage the...

In this paper, we explore the relationship between land policies and urbanization in the People's Republic of China (PRC). We analyze the land policies associated with urbanization, and summarize findings related to central and local government involvement in the process of urbanization. In...

type="main" xml:id="twec12193-abs-0001" <title type="main">Abstract</title> <p>This paper examines why China, in spite of its ordinary institutions, can grow so rapidly and for so long. Since each region in China has different quality of institutions and growth rates, we look into provincial and city data for this...</p>