Central-local relations are a core but problematic issue in China's reform process. The
conventional wisdom is that the economic reforms have considerably weakened control by …

China's remarkable economic success rests on a foundation of political reform providing a
considerable degree of credible commitment to markets. This reform reflects a special type …

China's economic reforms have resulted in spectacular growth and poverty reduction.
However, China's institutions look ill-suited to achieve such a result, and they indeed suffer …

Many scholars attribute China's market reforms and the remarkable economic performance
they have fostered in part to the country's political and fiscal decentralization. Political …

In the 1980s fiscal reform in China provided localities with strong incentives and a
heightened capacity to pursue industrial growth. As a result, local governments have …

This book analyses the changing nature of centre-province relations in China in a period of
rapid economic change. It aims to show how leadership conflicts over the nature and scope …

China's economic reforms have resulted in spectacular growth and poverty reduction.
However, China's institutions look ill-suited to achieve such a result, and they indeed suffer …

A hallmark of China's economic reforms since 1979 has been the decentralisation of the use
of resources to lower levels of the administrative hierarchy. The central leaders have …

In any discussion of China's decentralization and local governance, three aspects deserve
special attention. First, China is a large country with five levels of government. Below the …

China's track record of economic reforms has been more than impressive. Its turbo-charged
development over the last two decades with a real average gross domestic product (GDP) …