Advances in Chinese Economic Studies series

Series editor: Yanrui Wu, University of Western Australia, Australia

China has undergone a period of intense and rapid social and economic change in its path to becoming a modern industrial superpower. This timely and exciting multidisciplinary series includes Handbooks that offer comprehensive overviews of the very latest research on contemporary China. Prestigious, high-quality works of lasting significance, the Handbooks explore a range of issues affecting China in the 21st century. The emphasis of the series is on the most important concepts and research as well as expanding debate and indicating the likely research agenda for the future.