This book analyzes and compares the operational mechanisms of the Chinese economy between the pre- and post-reform periods and through both national and provincial dimensions. A multiregional comparison of the Chinese economy is conducted in terms of natural and human resources, institutional evolution, and economic and social performances.

RONGXING GUO has worked and taught at: Korea University, Seoul, Korea; FEEM, Milan, Italy; Trier University, Trier, Germany; CUMT, Xuzhou and Beijing, China; Peking University, Beijing, China; and ANU, Canberrra, Australia. Guo's recent books include Cultural Influences on Economic Analysis, The Handbook of Conflict Management, Cross-Border Resource Management, and Border-Regional Economics.