Fiscal decentralization has been a fundamental aspect of China's transition to a market
economy, and the country has made substantial effort to break down its highly centralized …

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 …

经济分权是理解转型期中国的基本制度背景. 对财政分权程度的描述及作用机制的考察有助于
理解中国中央地方关系变动的逻辑. 因此, 科学合理地度量和使用分权指标是这些工作的基础和 …

This paper draws on a natural experiment generated by the National Specially Monitored
Firms (NSMF) program in China to evaluate the effectiveness of central supervision at …

A growing body of research suggests that authoritarian regimes are responsive to societal
actors, but our understanding of the sources of authoritarian responsiveness remains limited …

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 …

The success or failure of China's development will impact not only its own citizens but also
those of the world. China is widely recognized as a global actor on the world stage and no …

This study argues against the view that the capacity of the central state has declined in the
reform era in China. It examines how reforms have been introduced into the old system of …

What are the costs of the Chinese regime's fixation on quelling dissent in the name of
political order, or" stability?" In Welfare for Autocrats, Jennifer Pan shows that China has …

This paper argues that the low-income housing programme in China has so far failed to
provide adequate housing for the poor for three main reasons: the central government's …