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Dec 2012
1h 24m

Demystifying the Chinese Economy

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
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Contributor(s): Professor Justin Lin | As a result of the miraculous growth since the market-oriented reform in 1979, China’s status in the global economy has dramatically changed. This speech will reflect on China’s unprecedented growth in the past 32 years, examine the reasons of that growth, and discuss prospects and challenges for China to maintain an ei ... Show More
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