Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-244) and index.

chapter 1 Institutional challenges for China's business reforms in a globalized econom -- chapter 2 Industrial restructuring and corporate governance in China's large-scale state-owned enterprises -- chapter 3 Regional comparative analysis of China's banking system -- chapter 4 Solving agency problems in a cross-border environment -- chapter 5 Foreign banks-market entry and foreign investment -- chapter 6 Accounting for intangible assets and the relevance of financial statements in developed and emerging capital markets: Australia and China -- chapter 7 Changing structure of Chinese enterprises and human resource management practices in China -- chapter 8 The management of human resources in Shanghai -- chapter 9 SECTION THREE -- chapter 10 Pension reform in China: imperatives, constraints and outcomes -- chapter 11 Globalization and occupational health and safety regulation in China -- chapter 12 SECTION FOUR -- chapter 13 Raw entrepreneurship and the rise of the new private sector in western China.