Social policies play a critical role in the transformation of emerging economies. This paper discusses this with reference to China and India, with their very distinctive public policy approaches. Much of the economics literature either does not pay much attention to social policy or regards it...

Social policies play a critical role in the transformation of emerging economies. This paper discusses this with reference to China and India, with their very distinctive public policy approaches. Much of the economics literature either does not pay much attention to social policy or regards it...

Key Features:Provides in-depth narratives on China's key economic reforms, with a first-hand account of the policy processes involvedAll the contributors were either directly involved in the reform process or have deep knowledge of the processIncludes introduction and conclusion chapters by the...