Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to examine observed differences in China's ethnic majority and minority patterns …/methodology/approach – Data from the three most recent population censuses of China are employed to explore differences in the labor force … participation rates of a number of China's important ethnic groups. Gender-separated urban labor force participation rates are …

China and India are the most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations’ economies … capita incomes in China and India have quadrupled and doubled, respectively. This book investigates the reasons for these … to China and India’s economic development, such as the need to ensure growth that is sustainable, equitable, and …

Purpose – Investigating the characteristics of the transformation of China's agricultural growth and the institutional … reforms during the whole transition period in the 1980s will help to understand China's economic and agricultural reform and … questions: Has China's agricultural output experienced a structural break toward a more stable state? When did the break point …

This paper surveys (1)the reasons for economic reform in China to be introduced in 1978, (2)the major components of … economic reform, (3) the characteristics of the reform process, (4) why reform was successful, (5) the shortcomings of China … material is drawn from the author¡¯s book China¡¯s Economic Transformation(Blackwell, 2002). …

This paper investigates the changing nature of economic integration in China. Specifically, we consider business …

Purpose – World Trade Organization (WTO) accession marked a new beginning for China's economic, legal and institutional … reforms and rapid integration with the rest of the world. The purpose of this paper is to review China's post-WTO transition … experience, synthesize and update studies on China's pattern of trade and structural transformation, and provide both positive …

accounting concepts and techniques have been introduced into China. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how Chinese … China. Design/methodology/approach – Both field study and survey approaches were used in this project. Six selected Chinese … western investors to be better prepared if they have set up a business in China or are going to enter the Chinese market. …

This paper reports the results of an analysis of changes in income inequality, and in its determinants, in urban China … into China after the reforms. However, this will be problematic without equality of opportunity. …