"Over the past three decades, China's economic structure, direction and international presence have undergone a dramatic transformation. This rapid rise and China's enormous success in economic terms has created new challenges, and this book examines how the Chinese economy can continue to...

Empowering the coastal provinces, 1978-80 -- Initiating the special economic zones, 1980-81 -- Review and adjustment of the experiment, 1981-83 -- Coastal expansion, 1983-88 -- Initiating China's third way.

List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- List of contributors -- The political economy of state-owned enterprises / Xu Yi-chong -- The Shenhua group : a giant made in a decade / Jianping Zhao and Xu Yi-chong -- Coal India Limited : the last one standing / Xu Yi-chong -- China's...

China's economic performance hs been remarkable since the the reform process began 15 years ago. Notwithstanding the achievements that have been made, a number of serious problems remain. This papers discusses the current reform program and the effors being made to overcome the structural...