Selected papers presented to the 14th and 15th annual conferences of the CEA (UK)Includes bibliographical references and index.Board structure as corporate governance mechanism: evidence from China's real estate stock companies -- Financial sector reforms and economic growth in China -- WTO challenges and efficiency of Chinese banks -- Do Chinese stock markets share common information arrival processes? -- The impact of capital structure on agency costs in Chinese listed firms -- Stock or cash dividends?: the current dividend patterns of Chinese listed companies -- The economic impact of China's emergence as a major trading nation -- The impact of FDI on economic growth in China's regions -- Exports, FDI, linkages and regional disparities in China -- Competitive strategy -differentiation of multinational enterprises in China: case study of American, European and Japanese automobile enterprises -- China's joint venture accounting and its impacts on Chinese accounting reform -- The impact of monetary variables on the price level during inflation and deflation periods in China -- China's rural economy and the path to a modern industrial state -- Domestic price integration and economic performance in China -- Urban unemployment in China: some stylized facts -- Crossing which river and feeling which stones?: China's transition to the 'new economy' -- TVE development in China: lessons from Golden Cat Cement.Electronic reproduction.Boulder, Colo.:NetLibrary,2006.Available via World Wide Web.Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006.