early 1990s. Industrial firms' engagement in the provision of infrastructure services, such as heating, electricity and road … in 40 regions of Russia, this paper examines public infrastructure provision by Russian industrial enterprises. We find … that, first, to a large degree engagement in infrastructure provision – as proxied by district heating production – is a …

China’s military contracting and procurement system is undergoing significant changes intended to raise its … that oversees contracting and procurement under the General Armament Department (GAD). Improvements in GAD’s MRO system …

Confrontations between China and other rival claimants in the South China Sea have gained increasing prominence in … China are defense partners. A serious confrontation between China and one of these defense partners could well result in a … broader crisis between China and the United States. This paper examines data relating to “significant†military …

displays considerable persistence. Our analysis provides evidence that the knock-on effects from China´s U.S. dollar future …

-deliverable forward market and seven of its Asia-Pacific counterparts over the period January 1998 to March 2005. To account for the time …

This brief examines the capacity of China to challenge America as a technology innovator. It assumes that the balance …

economic ties with its neighbors would motivate it to avoid conflict. However, examples of a newly assertive China abound …

How has China achieved its spectacular economic growth under reform, despite having no commercial law, no financial …€™s success are not unique to China. China succeeded because it unleashed the forces of competition. China shows the power of …