This paper examines the complex relationship between the embeddedness of multinational
enterprises (MNEs) in host-country political networks and their long-run competitive …

Today's China is governed by a new economic model that marks a radical break from the
Mao and Deng eras; it departs fundamentally from both the East Asian developmental state …

This study investigates the driving forces of land urbanization in China. Drawing upon
insights from the institutional perspective, this study argues that fiscal decentralization …

Land use change is not only the consequence of economic growth but also its direct and
indirect driver. Based on official land use change data from 2004 to 2008, this study found …

The effects of decentralization on public sector outputs are much debated but little agreed
upon. This paper compares the remarkable case of Bolivia with the more complex case of …

Chinese firms are grappling with the four paradigm shifts around electric, connected, shared,
and autonomous vehicles that are roiling the rest of the global auto industry. This article …

Being able to launch new products internationally is critical for technology‐based ventures
to recoup the high costs of R&D and to exploit their innovations fully. Despite the widely …

Evolutionary economic geography (EEG) indicates that regional industrial development is
path dependent. The empirical studies in EEG however have not paid sufficient attention to …

The claim by China experts that the Chinese state lacks the capability to practice pro-active
industrial policy throws China's future into doubt. This article argues the contrary by …

Although China's centrally planned economy is a little more than a shadow of its former self,
the closely inter-linked reforms of the enterprise and banking sectors are still incomplete …