many challenges. This paper systematically analyzes the current status of China’s shale gas industry from five aspects for … years. However, China’s shale gas exploration and development is still in the initial stage and has been confronted with … term. In order to better tackle the short-term challenges, this paper proposes policy recommendations from five …

emerging challenges and dynamics. [Paper prepared for Financial Stability Review of Bank of France]. …

comparison, with some clear learning. China’s larger diplomatic machine does not always translate into greater effectiveness …What are the key characteristics of the diplomacy of India and China? To what extent is diplomatic capacity an issue in … machinery of China and India (the foreign ministries, embassies, consulates and other subsidiary offices) varies greatly in size …

The sustainability of Bt-cotton in China, at least along Yellow River Valley, has been questioned, so this paper … examines its effectiveness along Yangtze River Valley, where Bt-cotton is also widely sown, to determine what might be the … factors beneath the limited or reduced effectiveness being observed. The analysis is based on the data collected for several …

evaluate the effectiveness of a subsidy program in rural China. The results show that SWH costs, ranging from 0.305 to 0 … SWHs in regional China remains to be examined. This paper constructs cost models to calculate costs per unit energy saving … of SWHs in 27 Chinese provincial capital cities. The cost effectiveness of SWHs is examined at the national level. At a …

The time has come (is arguably long overdue) to develop a new basis for the World Bank's work in China. For nearly two … decades, the Bank and China have been engaged in a mutual game of ‘let's pretend’, because the annual increments to China …'s foreign exchange reserves have been larger than the Bank's annual loans to China since about 1994. Now China's national income …

China’s recent moves to establish special economic zones (SEZs) in several African countries can make a significant … both China and African countries will require an active partnership and a framework for collaboration that includes …

The time has come (is arguably long overdue) to develop a new basis for the World Bank's work in China. For nearly two … decades, the Bank and China have been engaged in a mutual game of ‘let's pretend’, because the annual increments to China …'s foreign exchange reserves have been larger than the Bank's annual loans to China since about 1994. Now China's national income …

-market economies in international financial institutions such as the IMF and World Bank. There are many issues and challenges facing …