Property Rights and Chinese Reforms

The collection of articles by the renowned contemporary Chinese economist Zhou Cizhen presented to you is a timely attempt to provide the Russian-speaking reader with a competent and authoritative perspective "from the first hand" on the deep and complex reforms taking place in the Chinese economy. The thoughts expressed in this book are further enhanced and made relevant by the very figure of the author, who is personally involved in the most significant institutional changes in the economy in China’s recent history. In addition to fundamental scientific and practical research in the fields of production and management, the monetary system, and the healthcare system, a special focus in Zhou Cizhen's scientific inquiries is the study of the development of the rural economy in China. Issues of land relations in general and the regulation of land rights in particular, which are, in essence, universal profound questions of any civilization, of any society that has ever existed or exists today, are addressed by the author with remarkable clarity and logic, based on coherent and clear theoretical foundations that lead the author to deep practical conclusions on each topic studied. Undoubtedly, this book, attracting the attention of both academic scholars and practitioners, may be of interest not only to economists, lawyers, and social scientists, but also to a broad audience genuinely interested in modern China.