An Essay on Economic Reforms and Social Change in China

The author applies a systems-oriented "holistic" approach to China's radical economic reforms during the past quarter of a century. He characterizes China's economic reforms in terms of a multidimensional classification of economic systems. When looking at the economic consequenc...

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Main Author:	Lindbeck, Assar
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE ANNUAL SALES ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES ASSET STRIPPING ASSETS AUTONOMY BALANCE SHEETS BANK DEPOSITS BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BONDS CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL MOBILITY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP COLLUSION COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CURRENT PRICES DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DEGREE OF COMPETITION DEREGULATION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME ECONOMIC DECISIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC SYSTEM ECONOMIC SYSTEMS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS EXPORTS EXPROPRIATION FACTOR MARKETS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STABILITY FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN MARKETS GDP GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HUMAN CAPITAL INCENTIVE CONTRACTS INCOME INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INDUSTRIALIZATION INHERITANCE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT DECISIONS JOB PROTECTION JOINT VENTURES LABOR CONTRACTS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAYOFFS LEGAL SYSTEM LEGISLATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL OFFICIALS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION POLICY MANAGERS OF STATE MARKET ECONOMY MARKET FORCES MARKET MECHANISMS MARKET PRICES MIGRATION MIXED ECONOMY MONOPOLY MORAL HAZARD MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL ECONOMY NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATURAL RESOURCES NONPERFORMING LOANS OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PENSION FUNDS PENSIONS POLITICAL AUTHORITIES POLITICAL RISKS POLITICAL SYSTEM PRIVATE CHARACTER PRIVATE ENTREPRENEURS PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE PENSION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRIVATIZATION PROCESS PRODUCT MARKETS PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGINS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC AUTHORITIES PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC-SECTOR REAL INTEREST RATES RECAPITALIZATION REGIONAL DECENTRALIZATION REORGANIZATION RETIREMENT RETURN ON INVESTMENT SALES REVENUES SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIALIST COUNTRIES STATE BANKS STATE CONTROL STATE ENTERPRISES STATE FIRMS STATE SECTOR TAX RATES TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE VALUE ADDED WAGES WEALTH WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/11/7208933/essay-economic-reforms-social-change-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8874