China's reforms in international context, Ross Garnaut; the "open policies" and internationalization, Wang Jianmin; China's economic reform and development - historical review and future prospects, Lu Zheng; surrounding the cities from the countryside, Christopher Findlay & Andrew Watson; rural reform and development, Justin Yifu Lin; agricultural reform and development in Asia - a comparative perspective, Keijiro Otsuka; regional development in the reform period, Hiroyuki Kato; the open-door strategies - an outside perspective, Nicholas R. Lardy; the economic integration of Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea with mainland China, Yun-Wing Sung; the pattern of Korea's foreign direct investment - implications for the internationalization of China's economy, Yongwook Jun & Denis Fred Simon; comparative experience of financial reform in Taiwan and Korea - implications for mainland China, Jia-Dong Shea & Tzung-Ta Yen; adjustment policies of small open economies - the experience of Indonesia, Sjahrir & Mari Pangestu; a European perspective on Asia-Pacific leadership - implications for Japanese and US foreign economic policy, Ulrich Hiemenz; Soviet and East European economies in transition - implications for China and the Pacific region, Carl McMillan; an overview, Alan Bollard; summary of discussion, Stephen Howes.