This unique and timely book analyses the problem of financing civil litigation. The expert contributors discuss the legal possibilities and difficulties associated with several instruments – including cost shifting, fee arrangements, legal expense insurance and group litigation.

This unique book considers competition policy and regulation in light of the recent introduction of the anti-monopoly law in China. It addresses the relevance of competition policy for China from a broad theoretical and practical perspective, bringing together lawyers and economists from China,...

"With the Chinese government planning a comprehensive and detailed reform of regulatory law, the European experience is likely to contribute significantly. This timely book analyses comparative Chinese and EU regulatory reform from a law and economics perspective."--

The new architecture of European economic governance / Nicolas de Sadeleer -- The impact of pension systems on financial development : an empirical study / Shouji Sun and Jiye Hu -- Does financial repression retard China's economic growth? : an empirical examination / Guangdong Xu and Binwei Gui...