Dec 23, 2014
China's management of urbanization is an under-appreciated factor in the regime's longevity. The Chinese Communist Party fears the emergence of unequal megacities with their attendant slums and social unrest, as has occurred in many cities around the world, because such cities might threaten the survival of the regime....
Dec 23, 2014
China's transition to a market economy has propelled its remarkable economic growth since the late 1970s. In his book “Markets Over Mao: The Rise of Private Business in China” Nicholas R. Lardy, one of the world's foremost experts on the Chinese economy, traces the increasing role of market forces and refutes the...