This article discusses how two decades of economic reforms have intensified popular unrest
and redefined the composition, interests and political attitudes of China's ever more complex …

Despite expanding at an annual rate of nearly 9 percent, China's economy has exhibited a
marked cyclical pattern: Periods of rapid growth, accompanied by accelerating inflation, are …

A striking difference among economies in transition from socialism is in government attitudes
toward economic development. In China, the government functions as a" helping hand" for …

The paper analyzes the structure and phasing of China's reform programs since 1978,
evaluates China's economic performance in a comparative context, and assesses the causal …

Two theories predominate in discussions of why China and Vietnam have, over the past
three decades, achieved such rapid economic growth. The first argues that their startling …

Since 1978 the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership has implemented a series of
reforms designed to restore the party's legitimacy by moving from a politically to a more …

Focusing on the role of provincial leadership in the initiation and implementation of
economic reform, this text studies economic decentralization in eight Chinese provinces. In …

This book offers a balanced assessment of the dynamics and consequences of the
decentralization of power and resources in post-Mao China. The author argues that …

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 …

" Huang argues that China now has a de facto federalist system in which the central
government specializes in political responsibilities and the local governments specialize in …