The authors describe and compare the basic pattern of consumption in Tianjin during 1982 and 1984 and present expenditure models and estimated results. Both aggregate expenditure categories (e.g. food, clothing, daily use commodities etc.) and individual categories (e.g. grain, pork, cotton yard...

The authors believe that the wage system and the price structure are the two most critical variables that will influence the future development and success or failure of China's economic modernization. They explore current wages among urban workers and the determinants of the bonus system in...