. Latecomers in the world's development, from Russia in the 19th century to contemporary China, persistently resorted to the state …

How China Became Capitalist details the extraordinary, and often unanticipated, journey that China has taken over the … back to China. Lessons from the West were guided by the traditional Chinese principle of 'seeking truth from facts'. By … turning to capitalism, China re-embraced her own cultural roots. How China Became Capitalist challenges received wisdom about …

China has enjoyed a higher growth rate for a longer period than any other nation to date. This volume brings together …

The rising importance of China and its impact on the world economy has attracted massive interest worldwide. This book … examines a wide range of issues related to China and its relationship with the world economy, focusing on its successful …

China is an increasingly influential emerging economy that is currently attracting the attention of academics … and challenges of China's capital market development. …

This book links the environment and corruption with China's large inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI). It … investigates the effects of economic development and foreign investment on pollution in China; the effects of corruption and … governance quality on FDI location choice in China. …

This book provides a new perspective of China's controversial foreign aid strategy. The chapters offer a thorough … examination of data to show how China has created knowledge in its long experiences of aid and how this accumulated knowledge … could contribute to other developing countries. The book also examines China's aid philosophy and strategy through an Asian …

China is well-known as the largest recipient of foreign direct investment among developing countries. Little is known … so far of the fact that China has become (quietly) one of the most significant third world investors in the global … economy. This book traces the evolutionary path of China's outward investment activities and examines the political economy of …

From 1993-1995 the People's Republic of China undertook a series of reforms designed to modernise their banking and … financial systems, the process of financial intermediation and to implement a sound and credible monetary policy in China. They … effectiveness of the monetary policy that was put in place and shows whether it can withstand China's accession to the WTO. …