Executive summary -- 1. China in the realm of the world economy / David Daokui Li -- 2. Interpretation of China's economic comeback / Youngrok Cheong -- 3. Reflections on 10 years of financial reform in China / Ping Xie -- 4. higher education reform in China: market orientation and institutional...

Introduction -- Section I: Rapid Entry and Development of Enterprises -- Section II: Rapid Land Conversion -- Section III: Financial Deepening and Financial Stability -- Section IV: Learning Through Opening Up -- Section V: Proactive Macroeconomic Management.

Does accession to the WTO stimulate faster growth? The issue is not only of interest to the business and policy communities, but also a test case of several active lines of economics research on openness and growth. We conduct an event study of accessions to the WTO (GATT) of 74 economies. The...

Gradual change has been a hallmark of the Chinese reform experience, and China's success in its sequential approach makes it unique among the former command economies. Since 1979, with the inception of the continuing era of reform, the Chinese economy has flourished. Growth has averaged nine...