2005: Vol. 4, No. 1 Archives | China Research Center

China Currents 2005 Issue Volume 4 Number 1

Economic Transition and Product Demand Pattern in China

In 1979, China initiated a landmark economic reform and opening-up policy with the aim of transforming a centrally planned to a market-oriented economy. Since then the nation has sustained a high economic growth, averaging 9% annually. However, not until 1992…

Distressed Asset Markets in China: An Interview with Phil Groves

A major part of China’s current reform efforts involves strengthening the financial system and re-structuring and re-capitalizing, or selling, most of the companies still owned by various levels of government. Estimates of the number of remaining state-owned enterprises (SOEs) varies…