Globalisation

The new social and economic order in 21st century China

This paper addresses the new turn in China‘s development paradigm and assesses its prospects, focusing particularly on whether the government will be able to improve rural public services, and reverse the trend of growing inequality. This assessment is done through the lens of fiscal policies - the primary instrument for the government in implementing the new paradigm.

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How does the economic rise of China and India impact the world economy?: ( F. Lemoine;D. Ünal-Kesenci / French Research Center in International Economics, Centre D'Etudes Prospectives et D'Informations Internationales , 2007); The economic rise of China and India has generated a great interest in terms of the consequences for the world economy. Among large emerging economies, China and India are the largest in terms of pop...
Lessons from China’s growth: ( D. Headey;R. Kanbur;X. Zhang / Cornell University Library , 2008); This paper reviews the major views on China’s development and reform strategies. It discusses why the same forces behind China’s rapid growth also create new challenges and concludes wi...
The nature and evolution of China’s regional inequality: ( S. Fan;R. Kanbur;X. Zhang / Poverty, inequality and development research at Cornell University , 2008); This document brings together a selection of papers carrying out a systematic investigation into the nature and evolution of regional inequality in China. It contains a brief conceptual consideration ...
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