The great variety of topics in this year's Update allows readers to understand the current shape of the Chinese economy and to think deeply about policies and necessary reforms for future growth and development.

The Chinese Economic Transformation, the 19th volume in the China Update book series, provides an opportunity for young economists to share their views on various issues relating to the Chinese economic transformation. More than half of the contributors to this book are female scholars. Some of...

Preliminary -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 China's New Strategy for Long-term Growth and Development: Imperatives and Implications- Ross Garnaut, Cai Fang and Ligang Song -- 2 New Institutions for a New Development Model - Dwight H. Perkins -- 3 The New...