China's economic reform constitutes one of the most remarkable events of the second half of the twentieth century. It not only significantly improved the living conditions of the Chinese population but also provides a useful model of economic transition from central planning to a market economy....

How should governments manage their countries mineral and oil-gas resources? This book deals with the relationships between governments and mining companies; governments participation in mining enterprises; stabilization in the face of fluctuating mineral revenue; and possible forms for tax...

There has been a recent tendency for the location of executive leadership of companies engaged in natural resource-based production to shift from Australia to the Northern Hemisphere cities. What is the cause of this tendency?Does it matter to Australian welfare?If it matters, is there any...

Currency instability, periodic inconvertibility, higher inflation and interest rates-all products of the currency crisis-all damage incentives to investment, growth and performance of the real economy. Nominal devaluation may lead to long-term improve-ment in competitiveness but large...

China contributed a majority of the growth in global greenhouse gas emissions in the first 11 years of this century. The trajectory of emissions has changed radically since then, as China has implemented its Cancun 2010 commitment to reduce the 2005 emissions intensity of economic activity by...