Klappentext: China's recent evolution is not only a story of extraordinary economic growth but also a story of great institutional change. Fan Zhang challenges traditional theory to explain the real origins of China's reform, the political and economic forces driving it, and the reasoning behind...

Development of infrastructure projects with private engagement through PPP has become one of the commonly adopted procurement strategies in developed and developing countries. All over the world where PPP procurement has been used in one form or another, the way in which it is carried out has...

Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Road to reform: 1949-1978 -- 3. Reform 1979-1989: how was the market created? -- 4. Reform and political coalition in 1990-2003 -- 5. Stagnation in 2003-2012 -- 6. The post reform period 2012-present -- 7. Lessons learned and long term expectations --...