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This series is a new initiative published by the Institute of China's Economic Reform & Development of the Renmin University of China. Economic slowdown is a major trend that emerged in recent years in China. To understand this trend, China's Economy 2012 conducts empirical and quantitative research on China's economy in three aspects: international comparisons and measurement of potential growth rates, factors affecting China's potential growth rate, and future trends and response strategies of China's economic development. It also provides a series of policy recommendations for maintaining sustainable economic growth in China. This book offers: Authoritative and detailed economic figures on China's economy Comprehensive examination of the impacts of key issues such as urbanization, consumer demand, the output gap, the national income distribution pattern, indigenous innovation, and resource constraints Economic forecasts and policy suggestions for policymakers