Public finance in China : reform and growth for a harmonious society / edited by Jiwei Lou, Shuilin Wang.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Lou, Jiwei, 1950-

Wang, Shuilin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance, Public--China.

Finance, Public.

China.

China--Social policy.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : World Bank, [2008]

Summary:

This book summarizes the key challenges and constraints facing China in maintaining rapid growth while simultaneously tryingto achieve the Governments stated goal of creating a harmonious society. Bringing together analysis and insights from highlevel Chinese policy makers and prominent international scholars, the volume analyzes such key policy issues as publicfinance 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.

Contents:

Foreword / by James W. Adams

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Abbreviations

Overview / Shuilin Wang

Part I: Role of the state and public finances

Public finances, the role of the state, and economic transformation, 1978- 2020 / Athar Hussain and Nicholas Stern

Intergovernmental fiscal reforms, expenditure assignment, and governance / David Dollar and Bert Hofman

Fiscal policy and reforms: toward realizing a harmonious society / Teresa Ter-Minassian and Annalisa Fedelino

Part II: Fiscal reform and revenue assignments

Expenditure assignments in China: challenges and policy options / Jorge Martinez-Vazquez ... [et al.]

Taxation reforms and the sequencing of intergovernmental reforms in China : preconditions for a Xiaokang society / Ehtisham Ahmad

Part III: Intergovernmental relations and fiscal transfers

Fine-tuning the intergovernmental transfer system to create a harmonious society and a level playing field for regional development / Anwar Shah and Chunli Shen

The reform of intergovernmental fiscal relations in China: lessons learned / Jiwei Lou

Creating a regulatory framework for managing subnational borrowing / Lili Liu

Part IV: Education and innovation financing

Financing lifelong learning / Carl Dahlman, Douglas Zhihua Zeng, and Shuilin Wang

Strengthening China's technological capability / Shahid Yusuf and Kaoru Nabeshima

Part V: The public health system: access, service delivery, and financing

Financing public health / David B. Evans and Ke Xu

Health reform in rural China: challenges and options / Adam Wagstaff and Magnus Lindelow

Part VI: Social security

Notional defined contribution accounts: a pension reform model worth considering / Jiange Li, Mark Dorfman, and Yan Wang

Realizing the potential of China's social security pension system / Martin Feldstein and Jeffrey Liebman

Part VII: Growth, inequality and fiscal reform

Does the Di Bao program guarantee a minimum income in China's cities? / Martin Ravallion, Shaohua Chen, and Youjuan Wang

Growth, inequality, and fiscal policy from a historical perspective: are there lessons for China? / François Bourguignon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821369272

082136927X

9780821369289

0821369288

OCLC:

128236975