This chapter provides a critical overview of the state of the art in the economics literature on structural reforms. It takes stock of theoretical developments, measurement efforts and of the econometric evidence. We start with a simple theoretical framework for the relationship between...

Controversy over old growth pine forests in Ontario and consideration of related forest management issues associated more generally with sustainability encouraged a range of reform initiatives. The proposals might be broadly clustered under four headings: (a) legislative change; (b) participatory...

Technological Transformation -- Technology and Economic Growth -- Structure and Transformation -- Emerging Industries Under Globalization -- Industrial Transformation and Reconstruction -- China's High-Tech Industry and Global Industrial -- Challenges Faced by China's High-Tech Industry --...