This paper investigates the primacy of foreign direct investment inflows in liberalizing China’s economy and whether … disparities. By examining the history of FDI inflows in China, it becomes evident that FDI inflows were an instrumental part in … institutional and technological development in China. I extend the argument to take into account how these developed infrastructures …

We study the dispersion in rates of provincial economic- and TFP growth in China. Our results show that regional growth … regional gaps in China as well as an efficient means to promote economic growth. …

cooperation related investment (ECI). While there are suggestions that it is an extension of China‟s soft power aimed at … resource richness is not economically meaningful. Finally, while there is some support for the popular wisdom that China … any, for the hypotheses that China favours doing business with countries where political rights are limited. …

China attracted a record of US$52.7×109 in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the year 2002, surpassing the United … States to become the world’s largest FDI recipient. China’s success in attracting FDI has received significant attention from … academics. Several theoretical approaches have been developed to explain the determinants of FDI in China. However, it seems to …

interests on how China's resource requirements are impacting the Australian political and commercial landscape. …

, China opened its doors to foreign direct investment (FDI) in electricity generation. Using data from an original survey of … China's power sector, its impact on energy efficiency, and the factors that limit this impact. Our five principal findings … are as follows. First, the volume FDI in China's power sector will likely fall short of the government's 1995 - 2000 …