ZHIYU SHEN Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, ChinaJICI WANG Professor of Geography, Bejing University, ChinaHOUKAI WEI Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

• List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Knocking on WTO's Door; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu Managed Openness: Opening China's Door; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu China Goes Out: Investing Overseas; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu Making Markets; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu Foreign Direct Investment and Labour Relations; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu China's Puzzle Game: Four Spatial Shifts of Development; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu Reconfiguring the Microgeography of China: Special Economic Zones; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu High and New Technology Industrial Development Zones; J.Wang Structural Adjustment: Creating a New Textile Industry; H.Wei & Z.Shen The Trajectory of the Personal Computer Industry; J.Wang Conclusions: Opening the Gate to the World Economy; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu References