"This comprehensive overview of the modern Chinese economy by a noted expert on China's economic development offers a … quality and breadth of coverage not found in any other English-language text. In The Chinese Economy, Barry Naughton provides … both an engaging, broadly focused introduction to China's economy since 1949 and original insights based on his own …

started from a shared view of how the economy works. This shared neo-classical view is also known as the 'Brussels …