Books in the Series On Economic Development And Growth series

Using Sri Lanka as an illustrative example, this book sets out the implications of corporate ownership and control structures on the governance of companies, and suggests a reform agenda to meet the challenges posed by such structures. This work provides an insight into ownership and control structures in Sri Lanka.

Rapid growth in the Chinese economy over the past three decades poses puzzles and challenges to neo-classical economic theory, as policies implemented during the reform process were often unorthodox. This book features a series of case studies on the policy process of different initiatives, including rural industrialization, and fiscal reform.

In the 26 years since market-oriented reforms were introduced, China has emerged onto the world stage as a major economic presence, particularly since her accession to the World Trade Organisation in 2001.This book is a collection of papers on the effects of globalisation on China's growth prospects and of China's growth on the wider economy. The issues explored include the sustainability of China's continuing economic reform and the necessary reforms to sustain that growth; the considerable effects of her integration into the global economy and its implications for the conduct of Chinese economic policies, including the exchange rate regime; and the influence of China on the regional and world economy. China's competitiveness in exports has also begun to challenge the market share of developing and developed economies; this role in promoting intra-regional trade is also explored.

'Modern' integrated value chains need not necessarily exclude the smallest producers. This book aims to explain this issue in detail by case studies. It is particularly topical in India, where modern retailing has come to the scene only recently and the majority of whose population are still small farmers and artisans.

Uses the New Institutional Economics Approach (NIE) to examine the formation and development of industrial clusters in China through multiple case studies of textile and clothing clusters in the Zhejiang province. This work illustrates the interaction between institutional change and the industrial development of China in transition.