《中国涉外经济法制 进展与挑战》

1Introduction1

The law and development paradigm and its critics1

Law and development in the People's Republic of China2

Scope of analysis4

Issues generic to law and foreign business in China5

2Foreign Trade11

The legal regime governing China's foreign trade system11

Performance of the foreign trade system15

Attitudes affecting performance of the system18

Implications20

3Foreign Investment22

The legal regime for foreign investment in China22

Performance of the Chinese foreign investment system29

Attitudes affecting performance of the system35

Implications36

4Technology Transfer38

The legal regime for technology transfers to China38

Performance of China's technology transfer system46

Attitudes affecting performance of the system49

Implications51

5Taxation and Foreign Exchange52

The legal regime governing foreign exchange and taxation of foreign business in China52

Performance of the finance system63

Attitudes about the use of law in regulating foreign exchange and foreign taxation67

Implications68

6Dispute Resolution70

The legal regime for dispute resolution involving foreign business in China70

Performance of the foreign dispute resolution system75

Attitudes affecting performance of the system78

Implications79

7Conclusions and Proposals for Further Reform81

Tensions between Chinese approaches and foreign business concerns81

Systemic reforms82

Reforms in individual topic areas83

Appendixes89

A:List of Laws and Regulations Cited89

B:Legal and Economic Reform,1978-1993:A Partial Chronology97

C:Partial List of Interview Subjects103

Notes105

Index133