China
China has been one of the largest recipient countries of foreign direct investment for years. Nevertheless, public service sectors have remained relatively closed until very recently. Under the planned economy system in the past, investments in public sectors such as infrastructure and utilities were dependent upon central and local level governments. However, many public sector services have been plagued by mal-administration, lack of transparency, and overall inefficiency. In considering these problems, in conjunction with the desire to develop China's poorer countryside and western regions, the government has begun recently to stress the importance of private sector involvement in the delivery of public services.
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Exit the Dragon? Privatization and State Control in China Green, Stephen and Liu, Guy Shaojia (Eds), 2005 Blackwell Publishing A book that analyzes China's industrial reform initiatives of the 1990's focusing on the dynamics of the reform process and its rationale. ISBN 1-4051-2644-2 UK
The privatisation two-step at China's listed firms (PDF)
Green, Stephen , 2004
Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA). China Project working paper No 3.
Two-thirds privatisation: Is it working ? (PDF)
Green, Stephen , 2003
Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA). Chatham House Briefing Note.
Will privatisation in China work? (PDF)
Green, Stephen , 2003
Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA). Chatham House Briefing Note.
Privatisation in the former Soviet Bloc: Any lessons for China? (PDF)
Green, Stephen , 2003
Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA). Chatham House Brieifng Note.
Public Private Partnerships in Toll Roads in PRC
Wood, W.G., 2002