Going public without the public: between political governance and corporate governance / Sonja Opper -- Institutional change, diversity and competition: foreign banks in Shanghai, 1847-2004 / Jeroen Kuilman -- Foreign firms in China: success by strategic choices / Xueyuan Zhang and Patrick...

China like other transition economies needs to establish a tax system compatible with a market economy, in particular, an efficient tax administration system with capable tax bureaucrats. The paper singles out the general and China-specific features by which central government attempts to...

China like other transition economies needs to establish a tax regime compatible with a market economy. The paper singles out the general and China-specific features by which national legislation attempts to accompany economic transformation. Based on an empirical study in two provinces this...

China's long-term economic success is driven by new firms, new sectors and new business practices. This book explores the establishment of new private firms and listed companies, the development of knowledge industries, in particular the IT and banking sectors and the co-evolution of public...