China and the knowledge economy : seizing the 21st century

WBI Development Studies China and the Knowledge Economy SEIZING THE 21st CENTURY z, 23034 October 2001 - t, ,.,,?, WORLD BAN K INSTITUTE Promoting knowledge and learning for a better world Carl J. Dahiman Jean-Eric Aubert A joint publication of the World Bank's East Asia and Pacific Region and the World Bank Institute  Other WBI Development Studies (In order of publication) Resolution of Financial Distress: Atn International Perspective on the Design of Bankrupt6 Laws Edited by Stijn Claessens, Simeon Djankov, Ashoka Mody Economic Analysis of Investment Operations: Analytical Tools and Practical Applications Pedro Belli, Jock R. Anderson, Howard N. Barnum, John A. Dixon, Jee-Peng Tan The Challenge of Urban Government: Policies and Practices Edited by Mila Freire and Richard Stren Privatization and Regulation of Transport Infrastructure: Guidelines for Policymakers and Regulators Edited by Antonio Estache and Gines de Rus Principles of Health Economics for Developing Countries William Jack Chile: Recent Policy Lessons and Emerging Challenges Edited by Guillermo Perry and Danny M. Leipziger Curbing Corruption: Toward a Modelfor Building National Integrity Edited by Rick Stapenhurst and Sahr J. Kpundeh Resetting Price Controls for Privatired Utilities: A Manualfor Regulators Richard Green and Martin Rodriguez Pardina Preventing Bank Crises: Lessons from Recent Global Bank Failures Edited by Gerard Caprio, Jr., William C. Hunter, George G. Kaufman, and Danny M. Leipziger Enterprise Restructuring and Unemployment in Models of Transition Edited by Simon Commander Poverty in Russia: Public Policy and Private Responses Edited by Jeni Klugman Continued on inside back cover  WBI DEVELOPMENT STUDIES China and the Knowledge Economy Seizing the 21st Century Carl J. Dahiman Jean-Eric Aubert The World Bank Washington, D.C.  Copyright (