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: Hardcover
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780804734561
Subjects: Political economy; Political; Government ownership; Individual Control Of Land; Privatization; Property; Current Affairs; Business / Economics / Finance; Law; History & Theory - General; International - Economics; Business & Economics / Economics / International; China; Right of property; Development - Economic Development; Congresses
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.