Author: World Bank

Publisher: The World Bank

Keywords: Reform and growth in China, Public education, Technology and innovation, Banking, Finance, and Investment, Government and public administration, Harmonious society, Fiscal policy and tax reform, East Asia and the Pacific, Social protection, Public health, Public finance, Poverty reduction

Abstract:
This book brings together analysis and insights from high-level Chinese policy-makers and prominent international scholars in addressing the key challenges China is facing in maintaining rapid growth and achieving the Government's stated goal of creating a harmonious society. It analyzes such key policy issues as: public finance and the changing role of the state; fiscal reform and revenue and expenditure assignments; inter-governmental relations and fiscal transfers; and financing and delivery of basic public goods such as compulsory education, innovation, public health, and social protection.

Subjects: Banking, Finance, and Investment