Property Rights and Economic Reform in China
Contributors: Jean Oi (Editor); Andrew Walder (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: August 31, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780804737883
Subjects: Political economy; Politics / Current Events; Development - Economic Development; China; Right of property; Current Affairs; Political; Business/Economics; Economic Conditions; Asia - China; Government - Comparative; History / China; Privatization; Congresses; Government ownership
First sentence: It is widely believed that a market economy requires property rights that are defined with sufficient clarity and enforced with sufficient predictability to encourage individuals and firms to expend effort, plan, invest, and bear risks.