Corporate Governance in China: Research and Evaluation

Acknowledgments

This book is the working result of three years of effort by the corporate governance evaluation project, headed by Prof. Li Wei-An of Nankai University of China. I am grateful to major team members of the project, including Prof. Cheng Xin-Sheng (General Coordinator, Nankai University), Associate Prof. Liu Xiao-Lun (English Version Coordinator, Beijing National Accounting Institute), Prof. Xie Yong-Zhen (Shandong University), Associate Prof. Wu Li-Dong (Nankai University), Prof. Ma Lian-Fu (Nankai University), Doctor Zhang Yao-Wei (Nankai University), Doctor Xu Wei (Nankai University), Doctor Niu Jian-Bo (Nankai University), Doctor Tang Yue-Jun (Fudan University), Doctor Wang Shi-Quan (Northeast University), and Doctor Li Han-Jun (Central University of Finance and Banking).

The project was supported by the national natural science fund projects (Project No.: 70272026, 70141011, 70372028); state key program of national natural science fund projects (Project No.: 70532001); national social sciences fund projects (Project No.: 02BJY127); MOE Project of Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities (Project No.: A03301); higher outstanding young teachers teaching and research projects incentive fund, “211” project and “985” project, of Nankai University.¹

I wish to express my appreciation to my students, including Sun Juan, Chang Juan, Wang Qiao, Xie Reng-Ming, Wang Lei, Xu Hao who draft translated the context into English.

I am also especially ...