China is at a critical juncture in its economic transformation as it tries to rebalance what is generally seen as an exhausted growth model. A unifying theme across the reforms that will deliver this transformation is that it can no longer be achieved by raising the amount of physical investment...

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY -- 1 China's Economic Success and Reforms: Investing in Soft Infrastructure -- FISCAL POLICY FRAMEWORKS -- 2 Modernizing the Tax Policy Regime -- 3 Strengthening Tax...

China's bond market is destined to play an increasingly important role, both at home and abroad. And the inclusion of the country's bonds in global indexes will be a milestone for its financial market integration, bringing big opportunities as well as challenges for policymakers and investors...

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 2 How Fast Can China Grow? -- 3 Provincial Growth Dynamics -- 4 The Growth-Financial Development Nexus -- 5 Foreign Direct Investment in China: Some Lessons for Other Countries -- 6 Foreign Direct Investment and...

China's economic reforms over the past two decades have brought tremendous economic transformation, rapid growth, and closer integration into the global economy. Real income per capita has increased fivefold, raising millions of Chinese out of poverty. Despite these achievements, difficult...