MICHAEL WEBBER is Professor of Geography at the University of Melbourne. He is interested in industrial restructuring and the conditions under which people work. He is now applying this interest to the development of labour markets in China. - MARK WANG is Senior Lecturer in the School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He writes about urban development in China. - ZHU YING is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

• 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