In this book, top scholars of China from around the world combine to offer deep analyses of recent trends in China's economy and society in order to help understand the country's future. Topics covered include: population, agriculture, internal migration, industry and banking reform, resource constraint and environmental impact.

ROBERT ASH Professor of Economics and Director, SOAS Taiwan Studies Programme, School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, UK ERBIAO DAI Research Associate Professor, International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (ICSEAD), Japan SHIRO HIOKI Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University, Japan KEN IMAI Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Japan NAZRUL ISLAM Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Development Policy Analysis Division (DPAD) and Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations, USA REIITSU KOJIMA Professor of Emeritus, Daito Bunka University, Japan DING LU Professor of Economics, Sophia University, Japan NOBUHIRO OKAMOTO Associate Professor, Faculty of International Relations, Daito Bunka University, Japan KEXI PAN Associate Professor, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, China XIZHE PENG Professor and Dean of the School of Social Development and Public Policy and Director of the Institute for Population Research, Fudan University, China LI QI Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Agnes Scott College, USA ERIC D. RAMSTETTER Research Professor, International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (ICSEAD), Japan THOMAS G. RAWSKI Professor of Economics and History, University of Pittsburgh, USA HIROSHI SAKAMOTO Research Assistant Professor, International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (ICSEAD), Japan KAZUHIKO YOKOTA Research Associate Professor, International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (ICSEAD), Japan JUAN YU Fudan University, China