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University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Faculty Scholarship

2012

China

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The Four Into One Platform: New Reform Initiatives Compound China's Dissected Public Procurement Governance, Daniel J. Mitterhoff May 2012

The Four Into One Platform: New Reform Initiatives Compound China's Dissected Public Procurement Governance, Daniel J. Mitterhoff

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For over ten years now, supervision and implementation of public purchasing activities in China has largely been divided among government agencies that jealously guard their share of their regulatory pie and covet the regulatory province of other agencies. Yet vested interests are now on the defensive, as a reform process seeks to collapse the segregated regulatory regimes into a more centralized governance structure. The idea is to combine construction tendering and bidding, government procurement, public land-use auctions and public asset exchanges under one management structure called the “Public Resources Exchange Center.” Hence, some refer to the reforms as the “four …


The Emergence Of The New Chinese Banking System: Implications For Global Politics And The Future Of Financial Reform, Shruti Rana Jan 2012

The Emergence Of The New Chinese Banking System: Implications For Global Politics And The Future Of Financial Reform, Shruti Rana

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As the current financial crisis spreads from country to country around the world, China’s new-found financial and political power is dominating global, financial, and political arenas. China’s recent rise to power deserves increased scrutiny as China’s experience may offer lessons and models for other countries struggling with financial chaos. These remarks begin a dialogue over the lessons that can be learned from China’ ascent to power, and considers some of implications of China’s rise. It also contrasts China’s experience with that of Western countries, who have approached financial reform from entirely different perspectives. After considering these perspectives, and providing an …


International Procurement, Howard A. Wolf-Rodda, Daniel J. Mitterhoff Jan 2012

International Procurement, Howard A. Wolf-Rodda, Daniel J. Mitterhoff

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This year in review article for 2011 focuses on developments in Chinese procurement law in the realm of socio-economic policies, most notably, policies aimed at (1) enhancing contracting opportunities for China's small and medium business, and (2) preferential treatment of domestically-developed technology products.