epidemic disease such as AIDS. We establish that the disease can severely retard economic growth, even to the point of leading … to an economic collapse. We also show that the epidemic may exacerbate inequality. Pooling health risks in the society …

The Great Leap Forward (GLF) disaster, characterized by a collapse of grain output, and the associated famine in China …

development. Evidence from the failed Industrial Revolution in 14th-century China illustrates the empirical relevance of the …

In 1994, China began a profound reform of its state-owned enterprises (SOE). We first describe and characterize this …

federal centre. The theory is supported by the recent experience of Russia, China, and Argentina. …

We conduct the first systematic evaluation of the world’s largest community-based development program--China’s flagship …

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 from serious shortcomings. To solve "China puzzle" this paper … analyses China’s institution - a regionally decentralized authoritarian system. The central government has control over …