Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to examine observed differences in China's ethnic majority and minority patterns …/methodology/approach – Data from the three most recent population censuses of China are employed to explore differences in the labor force … participation rates of a number of China's important ethnic groups. Gender-separated urban labor force participation rates are …

China and India are the most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations’ economies … capita incomes in China and India have quadrupled and doubled, respectively. This book investigates the reasons for these … to China and India’s economic development, such as the need to ensure growth that is sustainable, equitable, and …

Purpose – Investigating the characteristics of the transformation of China's agricultural growth and the institutional … reforms during the whole transition period in the 1980s will help to understand China's economic and agricultural reform and … questions: Has China's agricultural output experienced a structural break toward a more stable state? When did the break point …