Date:

Thursday 10 – Friday 11 July 2008

Location:

Jupiters Hotel, Townsville, Australia

Summary:

In late 1978 China’s economic reforms began. Over the past three decades, tremendous economic changes have taken place in China. From a country whose economy was on the brink of collapse to one of the major economies in the world today, China’s experience of economic growth provides a wealth of issues for academics, government policy makers and business personnel all over the world to think over. Hence, it is very opportune and most appropriate to hold an international conference to review, evaluate and outlook China’s economy in 2008, when China records its 30 years of economic reforms and developments. Thus the conference carries with the title: “30 Years of Economic Reforms in China: Retrospect and Outlook”.

Selected distinguished scholars and government officials, from China, Australia, North America and elsewhere, will be invited to deliver keynote addresses to the conference. A business lunch has also been planned to particularly cater for the business community to update their knowledge on the Chinese economy and market.

Hosted by:

It is being jointly organised by the Association for Chinese Economic Studies Australia (ACESA) in conjunction with the Centre for AusAsia Business Studies of the School of Business at James Cook University, the College of Economics and Management of China Agricultural University, and the journal of China and World Economy of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Contact:

For further details, please contact A/Prof Zhangyue Zhou at Zhangyue.Zhou@jcu.edu.au or visit http://www.jcu.edu.au/event/acesa.