transformation of China's port sector through four topics and four periods, beginning with China's major economic reforms that … development of the port sector. During this period-through about 1991-China began decentralizing port management to facilitate … economic development and social transformation. In the past 40 years, China has taken advantage of its strategic geographical …

performance in a constructed model of the treaty port economy in late-Qing and Republican China"--Provided by publisher …

This paper studies the persistent impact of good institutions on economic development in China. By exploiting a British …-driven institutional switch in part of China's customs stations in 1902, I find that counties that were more affected by the British …

China's medium-term prospects for growth, poverty reduction, and development. The paper reviews China's pre-crisis growth … immediate impact of the global crisis on China's economic performance in 2009 and its likely impact in the short run. It then … paper explores China's medium-term growth prospects in light of the crisis and the key policies for moving to a robust and …