China and the Knowledge Economy ; Seizing the 21st Century

from the Table of Contents: Abbreviations and currency equivalents; Executive summary; Catching up with the advanced countries; Challenges to China's future: Ensuring China's development; Positioning China in the global knowledge revolution; Building the foundations of the knowledge economy: Updating economic incentives and institutions; Investing in China's human capital; Building the information infrastructure; Raising the technological level of the economy: Diffusing technology throughout the economy; Improving the research and development system; Exploiting global knowledge; Moving to action;