John Knight has conducted research on the Chinese economy for more than two decades, and has published many journal articles, including papers on income distribution, poverty, wages, migration, education, subjective well-being, and economic growth. His books on China include The Rural-Urban Divide: Economic Disparities and Interactions in China and Towards a Labour Market in China (both with Lina Song and both published by OUP). The latter book received the Richard A. Lester Prize, awarded at Princeton University, for "the outstanding book in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations published in 2005." He is a long-serving editor of the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics.Sai Ding graduated from Nankai University and obtained her doctorate at Birmingham University before becoming a Research Fellow in Oxford, where she collaborated with John Knight on the research for this book. Her current research is on corporate investment and finance in China.

A superb introduction to China. It could easily be used as a summary reading for a semester-length Chinese economy course, or as script for a China economist introducing Chinas economic reform process to any audience ... The China economist will appreciate the comprehensive coverage, meticulously detailed work, elaborate incorporation of existing literature, and careful argumentation. All others, from students enrolled in a Chinese economy course to the general readership, will appreciate the accessibility of solid work on Chinas economic growth and its consequences.

• PART 1: INTRODUCTION ; 1. Setting the Stage ; 2. Approaches to Understanding Economic Growth ; 3. The Evolution of Economic Reform ; PART II: THE DETERMINANTS OF CHINA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH ; 4. China in a Cross-Country Growth Perspective ; 5. The Basic Cross-Province Growth Equation ; 6. The Role of Physical and Human Capital Formation ; 7. The Role of Structural Change: Trade, Ownership, Industry ; 8. Why Does China Invest so Much? ; PART III: THE CONSEQUENCES OF CHINA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH ; 9. Economic Growth and the Labour Market ; 10. Economic Growth and Inequality ; 11. Economic Growth and Happiness ; PART IV: CONCLUSION ; 12. Economic Growth in China: Prospect ; 13. Economic Growth in China: Retrospect

John Knight has conducted research on the Chinese economy for more than two decades, and has published many journal articles, including papers on income distribution, poverty, wages, migration, education, subjective well-being, and economic growth. His books on China include The Rural-Urban Divide: Economic Disparities and Interactions in China and Towards a Labour Market in China (both with Lina Song and both published by OUP). The latter book received the Richard A. Lester Prize, awarded at Princeton University, for "the outstanding book in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations published in 2005." He is a long-serving editor of the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics.Sai Ding graduated from Nankai University and obtained her doctorate at Birmingham University before becoming a Research Fellow in Oxford, where she collaborated with John Knight on the research for this book. Her current research is on corporate investment and finance in China.

A superb introduction to China. It could easily be used as a summary reading for a semester-length Chinese economy course, or as script for a China economist introducing Chinas economic reform process to any audience ... The China economist will appreciate the comprehensive coverage, meticulously detailed work, elaborate incorporation of existing literature, and careful argumentation. All others, from students enrolled in a Chinese economy course to the general readership, will appreciate the accessibility of solid work on Chinas economic growth and its consequences.

• PART 1: INTRODUCTION ; 1. Setting the Stage ; 2. Approaches to Understanding Economic Growth ; 3. The Evolution of Economic Reform ; PART II: THE DETERMINANTS OF CHINA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH ; 4. China in a Cross-Country Growth Perspective ; 5. The Basic Cross-Province Growth Equation ; 6. The Role of Physical and Human Capital Formation ; 7. The Role of Structural Change: Trade, Ownership, Industry ; 8. Why Does China Invest so Much? ; PART III: THE CONSEQUENCES OF CHINA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH ; 9. Economic Growth and the Labour Market ; 10. Economic Growth and Inequality ; 11. Economic Growth and Happiness ; PART IV: CONCLUSION ; 12. Economic Growth in China: Prospect ; 13. Economic Growth in China: Retrospect