Just how rapid is China's rise? A global comparison -- Explaining China's rise: some popular views -- Do institutions rule? -- Savings and China's investment-led growth -- The role of education: quantity and quality -- Technological progress and innovation -- Confucian culture as the key...

The World Bank in its iWorld Development Report 1996/i outlined three challenges for countries in economic transition: (1) liberalization, stabilization, and growth; (2) property rights and enterprise reform; and (3) social policies that address the ill effects of transition on particular...