Introduction

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Tiantan (temple of heaven), Beijing – a place where Chinese emperors came every winter solstice to worship heaven and to solemnly pray for a good harvest.

Copyright © 2012 by Rongxing Guo.

The world is watching the miraculous development of the Chinese economy with a mixture of emotions: envy, hope, concern. This has been pointed out by Mr. Lyn Squire (Founder and First President of the Global Development Network, New Delhi, India) in his foreword to my book How the Chinese Economy Works: ‘Even a country such as India, which is experiencing its own miracle, can still cast a jealous eye at the success of the Chinese economy. Other ...

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