This paper examines the relationship between economic growth and environmental sustainability in the People's Republic of China by empirically estimating environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) models using provincial-level panel data from 1985 to 2005. The results show that there exists an inverted-U...

This paper examines the relationship between economic growth and environmental sustainability in China by empirically estimating the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) models using provincial-level panel data from 1985 to 2005. The results show that there exists an inverted-U shape relationship...

chapter 1 Economic growth and environmental regulation in the People’s Republic of China: Introduction to the volume -- part PART I Growth and environmental regulation -- chapter 2 Economic growth and environmental protection in the People’s Republic of China -- chapter 3 Environmental...

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the role of financial sector development, with a view to deepening understanding of the rationale of development assistance to the financial sector of developing countries. The review leads to the following broad conclusions: (i)...

This overview introduces the background of the study "Inclusive Growth toward a Harmonious Society in the People's Republic of China (PRC)", under which all the papers in this special volume were prepared. It summarizes key findings of these papers as grouped into three parts: (i) Inclusive...