China’s transformation into a dynamic private-sector-led economy and its integration into the world economy have been … aspects of recent developments in China’s macroeconomy and economic structure. It also surveys the main policy challenges that … will need to be addressed for China to maintain sustained high growth and continued global integration …

Do political decentralisation and inter state competition favour innovation and growth? There has long been a lively … European history. By contrast, China, India and the Islamic Middle East are regarded as inherently imperial and overcentralised … -- 4. Lessons from the history of Imperial China -- 5. Advantages of centralized and decentralized rule in Japan -- 6 …

Following China's accession to the WTO in 2001, reform of its science and technology system has deepened. This book … clusters, the R&D activities of multinational corporations operating in China, and the prospect of commercialization of high …-tech achievements. The authors argue that since commercialization has become the ultimate objective of innovation activity, the …