After China’s party congress, is there hope of better policymaking?
Lessons from a previous generation of reformers
When china’s communist party reveals the 25 members of its new Politburo later this month, investors will be watching closely. The line-up should offer clues about who will take charge of the country’s economic policymaking. But how useful is this exercise? Suppose investors did discover the names on China’s next economic team sheet. What could they reliably infer about China’s policies and performance from its personnel?
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “The reform club”
Finance & economics October 15th 2022
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