Preface and Acknowledgments

Firm Practices in China's Transforming Economy: Efficiency or Mimicry?

Path Dependence in China's Economic Transition

Formal Rational Bureaucracies in Chinese Firms: Causes and Implications

Changing Labor Relations in the Period of Market Reform

The Politics of Price Setting in China's Transition Economy

Economic Strategies in the Face of Market Reforms

Institutional Pressure, Rational Choice, and Contractural Relations: Chinese-Foreign Negotiations in the Economic Transition

The Declining Significance of Connections in China's Economic Transition

Conclusions and Implications

Appendixes

1. Methodology and Sampling

2. Interviews and Informants

3. Complete Interview Schedule

4. Sample Characteristics and Variables

Notes

References

Index