The objective is to analyse the effects of the Hilmer reforms and National Competition Policy (NCP) on Local Government Authorities (LGA's) and the State Local Government Grants Commissions (LGGC's) operations. The analysis is based upon a particular definition of microeconomic reform with an...

The 21st century will be very important for China. In this century, China will strive for the achievement of modernisation, while improving the welfare of its huge population which will peak during this time. Xinjiang will supply more than one quarter of oil and gas production for China; it will...

Our objective in this paper is to explore the impact of foreign direct investment (FDi), exports and the exchange rate on the growth rate of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and FDI and exports on growth and economic activity of the Chinese provinces.