This book chronicles the dramatic events that have taken place since China opened up to the world in 1978 and adopted a policy of economic reform. It records how economic policies were drafted between 1992 and 2004, brought into law, initiated and then im

Enrich Series on China's Economic Reform illustrates China's Reform Experiences from an executive perspective. This book reviews the background to and achievements of China's economic reforms. It analyzes the reforms processes from the perspective of priv

Enrich Series on China's Economic Reform provides a comprehensive analysis of China's 30-year process of economic reform. Based on an analysis of the interplay between theory and implementation, this volume, Reforming China: Theoretical Framework, outline

This book offers an in-depth study of the historical background of China's economic reform, and analyzes the reform process with reference to the experiences of different countries. It studies the resultant changes in belief and ideology, as well as the persistence of innovation

China, the world's sixth largest economy, has recently joined the rules-based international trading system. What are the implications of this accession? Leading scholars and practitioners from the US, Europe, China, Australia and Japan argue that China's membership will affect the WTO's decision-making, dispute resolution and rule-based structures. It will also spur legal and economic reform, have far-reaching social, political and distributional consequences in China, facilitate a new role for China in international geo-political affairs, and alter the shape, structure and content of the international trading system as a whole. Of interest to scholars of China, as well as trade lawyers and economists.

This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.