The process of economic reforms launched in 1978, and gradually extended until current days, has catapulted China into … development of China's industrial policy, in particular, the establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZ), a salient economic …

This paper applies a systems-oriented, "holistic" approach to China's radical economic reforms during the last quarter … of a century. It characterizes China's economic reforms in terms of a multidimensional classification of economic systems …. When looking at the economic consequences of China's change of economic system, I deal with both the impressive growth …

I discuss the nature of the economic reforms in China during the last quarter of a century in the context of a typology … of economic systems, emphasizing the interaction between economic and social mechanisms. I also consider China's options … enhance income security and improve education and health care for disadvantaged population groups. …

China's health care industry. However, in the early 2000s, the eastern China city of Suqian privatized all its hospitals and …The role of the government in health care provision remains a contested issue worldwide. Public hospitals dominate …-reported health outcomes, and reduced search time and costs for patients. We show that after the reform, Suqian residents had greater …

This paper explores the changing trend of adult height in China for cohorts born in 1950-90. We use information on the … spending on health and education. The impressive growth in the 1980s was mainly due to the introduction of market …