Organization Date Title Keywords
World Bank 03.27.13 China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative Society
Can China’s growth rate still be among the highest in the world even if it slows from its current pace? And can it maintain this rapid growth with little disruption to the world, the environment, and the fabric of its own society? This report answers... 		Economic Growth, Economic Development
BSR 03.7.13 Between the Lines: Listening to Female Factory Workers in China
Women are crucial to China’s manufacturing sector. While women comprise more than 44% of the overall workforce, they represent about 60% of workers who migrate from rural areas to cities to work in factories. These female workers are diverse, with needs... 		Workers’ Rights, Women’s Rights, Working Women, Factories, Migrant Labor
International Crisis Group 02.27.13 China’s Central Asia Problem
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, China and its Central Asian neighbors have developed a close relationship, initially economic but increasingly also political and security. Energy, precious metals, and other natural resources flow into China from... 		Central Asia, Security, China-Central Asia Relations, Economy, International Relations
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 11.27.12 Is China Over-Investing and Does it Matter?
Il Houng Lee, Murtaza Syed, Liu Xueyan
Now close to 50 percent of GDP, this paper assesses the appropriateness of China’s current investment levels. It finds that China’s capital-to-output ratio is within the range of other emerging markets, but its economic growth rates stand out, partly due... 		Investment, Welfare, Economic Model
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 11.6.12 Investment-Led Growth in China: Global Spillovers
Ashvin Ahuja, Malhar Nabar
Over the past decade, China’s growth model has become more reliant on investment and its footprint in global imports has widened substantially. Several economies within China’s supply chain are increasingly exposed to its investment-led growth and face... 		Imports and Exports, Investment
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 11.5.12 The Spillover Effects of a Downturn in China’s Real Estate Investment
Ashvin Ahuja, Alla Myrvoda
Real estate investment accounts for a quarter of total fixed asset investment (FAI) in China. The real estate sector’s extensive industrial and financial linkages make it a special type of economic activity, especially where the credit creation process... 		Real Estate, Housing, Economic Downturn
Asia Society 10.12.12 Chinese Direct Investment in California
Daniel H. Rosen and Thilo Hanemann
To build the case for a robust response to these opportunities and looming risks, this report analyzes Chinese investment in California in depth, mining a unique database for insights about California’s comparative advantages, the Chinese firms most... 		Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, California
Economic Policy Institute 08.27.12 The China Toll
Robert E. Scott
Since China entered the World Trade Organization in 2001, the extraordinary growth of trade between China and the United States has had a dramatic effect on U.S. workers and the domestic economy, though in neither case has this effect been beneficial.... 		Trade Deficit
China Leadership Monitor 08.6.12 Shaping the Future—Part I: Domestic Developments in Taiwan
Alan D. Romberg
Three main themes emerged in Taiwan politics in the wake of President Ma Ying-jeou’s convincing reelection victory in January. First, in a highly contentious election that portended continuing intra-party strife, the DPP chose its new chairman, former... 		Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou
China Leadership Monitor 08.6.12 Economic Uncertainty Fuels Political Misgivings
Barry Naughton
Political uncertainty is inevitable as China prepares for this fall’s leadership transition. This year economic conditions are also unusually unpredictable. In particular, while China is undergoing an inevitable economic slowdown, few have a clear idea... 		Economic Slowdown