China's basic field reforms at the crossroads

Author: Chi Fulin
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Recommendations for accelerating reforms in basic sectors during China's new stage of reform. Includes: the current state and trends of market openness in the railway sector, a research report on corporate governance after the commercialization of the power industry, reforms and innovation in China's telecommunications industry, the rapid development of China's civil aviation industry in the reform and opening-up, the international competitive environment, competitive advantages, and competitiveness evaluation of China's civil aviation industry, the transformation of urban public utility operation models and corporate governance structures. Analysis of the current state and policy recommendations for reforms in China's natural monopoly industries, an analysis of the current state of railway reforms in China, and a comparative study of market-oriented reform models in basic sectors of Western countries.
Following the conclusion of the Third Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Institute of Reform Research (ISR) co-hosted the "New Stage, New Choices, New Paths—The 5th Forum on China's Basic Sector Reform" with the German Technology Cooperation Company on October 17-18, 2003. The conference discussed topics such as relaxing market access in China's basic sectors, diversifying investment entities, corporate governance structures, effective regulatory mechanisms, and the role of the government in reforms. Over 100 participants from relevant central government departments, research institutions, universities, and foreign experts attended the meeting. This book is compiled from the papers submitted to the conference.