Three years after the execution of the VAP, Chinese government has managed to hoist its national village penetration to 98.9% at the end of 2006, which means about 99% of the total administrative villages nationwide have now been connected by at least two workable telephone lines. As part of the...

The telecommunications industry in China has been experiencing drastic restructuring and exponential growth over the last two decades. Digital divides, however, are now broadened among various groups, particularly between urban and rural areas. These divides pose an impediment to the goal of a...

Traditionally, the Chinese government used an “iron fist” to control the economy and firms under central planning. However, the economic reforms since 1978 have substantially changed the institutional landscape. After more than two decades of dramatic economic transition, the economy is now...