01923cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006918 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455210916 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL N'Diaye, Papa. Transforming China : Insights from the Japanese Experience of the 1980s / Papa N'Diaye. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (20 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students China is poised on the brink of a transition to a service-based economy. The Japanese experience of the 1980s provides several insights about the way to manage such a transition and the downsides to avoid. In particular Japan offers useful insights on (1) the limits to an export-oriented growth strategy; (2) the role of exchange rate, macroeconomic policies, and structural reforms in rebalancing the economy toward the nontradables sector; and (3) the risks associated with financial liberalization. The similarities between the Chinese economy today and the Japanese economy of the 1980s make these insights relevant for China. However, with the benefit of analyzing the Japanese experience and, given the important differences between the two economies, China should be able to successfully rebalance its growth pattern while avoiding the downsides encountered by Japan. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/284 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2010/284/001.2010.issue-284-en.xml IMF e-Library