This thesis investigates several selected environmental issues in China from an economic perspective. It consists of … of air pollution. Chapter 2 analyses the potential application of desalination in China from an economic perspective …. Concerned with water shortage in China, the study aims to assess the potential of desalination as a viable alternate water …

, 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 …

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 …

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. …