"In recent years China has overtaken the United States as the world's leading producer and consumer of energy. Since 2009 China's energy requirements have grown exponentially, particularly for coal and electricity, sparking international and national debates on the sustainability of growth and...

Introduction / Shujie Yao. [et al.] -- 1. Development of the Chinese private sector over the past 30 years : retrospect and prospect / Hongliang Zheng and Yang Yang -- 2. Cost-profit efficiency and governance effects of commercial banks in China 1995-2005 / Chunxia Jiang and Shujie Yao -- 3....

Taking the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as an iconic turning-point and exploring key themes such as economic reform and sustainability, innovation and sustainability, globalisation and social development, this book analyses the prospects for sustainable reform and development in Post-Olympic China