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Joint China/World Bank report lays out six strategic directions for China's future. Read More »
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Proper school bus design and maintenance, sound driver qualifications and continual training, a regulatory framework are key factors for a safer school transport. Read More »
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A new World Bank paper reviews the performance in terms of traffic of the high-speed rail program in China, after three years of operations. Read More »
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The Chinese economy is in the midst of a gradual slowdown. A weaker global economic environment and tighter domestic policies combined to slow gross domestic product (GDP) growth from 10.4 percent in 2010 to 9.2 percent in 2011. Slow growth in the Euro...
Although average incomes in China have risen dramatically since the 1980s, concerns are increasing that the rural elderly have not benefited from growth to the same extent as younger people and the urban elderly. Concerns about welfare of the rural elderly...
Evidence from a range of different sources suggests that Chinese workers lost 20-36 million jobs because of the global financial crisis. Most of these layoffs affected migrant workers, who have typically lacked employment protection, tend to be...
This paper estimates how changes in China's exchange rates would affect exports from competitor countries in third-country markets -- in other words, the "spillover effect." The authors use recent theory to develop an identification strategy, with a key...
Modern economic development is accompanied by the structural transformation from an agrarian to an industrial economy and occurs through a process of continuous industrial and technological upgrading. Since the 18th century, all countries that...
This paper analyzes public hospital management, a key pillar of the healthcare reform process in China. Read More »
The paper discusses urban insurance in the context of universal coverage and how to harmonize insurance schemes across urban and rural areas. Read More »