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Appendix on Data

201 Appendix on Data The quantitative data used throughout this book are from four layers: cross-­ national, provincial, city, and zone-­ level data sets. In particular, the three subnational data sets were constructed based on numerous primary sources from fieldwork interviews, news sources, and official statistics in China. The cross-­ national data set used in chapter 2 contains national economic and political data for 135 developing countries in the period between 1980 and 2008. The set includes data on FDI, political regime, veto players, regulatory quality, and other macroeconomic statistics, drawn mainly from the following sources: Beck, Thorsten, George Clarke, Alberbo Groff, Philip Keefer, and Patrick Walsh. 2001. “New Tools and New Tests in Comparative Political Economy: The Database of Political Institutions.” World Bank Economic Review 15:165–­ 76. Available at http://siteresources.worldbank.org/ INTRES/Resources/469232-­1107449512766/DPI2010_Codebook2.pdf. Henisz, Witold. 2000a. “The Institutional Environment for Economic Growth.” Economics and Politics 12 (1): 1–­ 31. Available at http://www-­ management.wharton.upenn.edu/henisz/POLCON/. Kaufmann, Daniel, Aart Kraay, and Massimo Mastruzzi. 2009. “Governance Matters VIII: Aggregate and Individual Governance Indicators, 1996–­ 2008.” Policy Research Working Paper Series 4978, World Bank, Washington, DC. Available at http://info.worldbank.org/governance/ wgi/index.asp. Marshall, Monty, and Keith Jaggars. 2010. Polity IV Project: Dataset Users’ Manual. Center for Systemic Peace. Available at http://www.systemicpeace .org/inscr/p4manualv2010.pdf. World Bank. 2010. World Development Indicators. 202 appendix I also construct an indicator of investment incentives of 100 developing countries , based on the following sources: PricewaterhouseCoopers. 2003. Corporate Taxes: World Summaries, 2002–­ 2003. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 2000. Tax Incentives and Foreign Direct Investment: A Global Survey. New York: United Nations. The provincial data set used in chapter 5 contains annual information of economic performance and lawmaking activity from 1979 to 2008. It covers all of China’s 31 provinces and provincial-­ level units (municipalities and autonomous regions) and draws mainly from the following sources: China Law Info. Laws and Regulations Database. Beijing University. http:// www.chinalawinfo.com. National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2010. China Yearly Macro-­ economy Statistics (Provincial). Through China Data Center, University of Michigan . Available at http://www.chinadataonline.org. The city-­ level data set used in chapter 5 contains annual information of economic performance and legislative activities from 1996 to 2008. It covers 49 cities (31 provincial capitals and 18 “fairly large” cities) that have legislative authority. The main source of this data set follow: National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2010. China City Statistics. Through China Data Center, University of Michigan. Available at http://www. chinadataonline.org. Finally, the zone-­ level data set used in chapter 4 contains annual information on economic performance and governance from 1996 to 2009, taken mainly from the following sources: China Association of Development Zones. Statistical Reports. Available at http://www.cadz.org.cn/Item.jsp?ItemID=1570. China Court Network. Available at http://www.chinacourt.org. China Yearbook of Development Zones. 1990–­ 92, 1995–­ 98, 2002–­ 9. Beijing: China Finance and Economics Press. appendix 203 China Yearbook of SEZs and Coastal Economic and Technological Development Zones. 1980–­ 89. Beijing: China Finance and Economics Press. Information on zone governance structure was collected from various news resources and fieldwork interviews. Other descriptive statistics are from the following sources: China National Bureau of Statistics of China. Various years. China Statistical Yearbook . Beijing: China Statistics Press. National Bureau of Statistics of China. Various years. China Trade and External Economic Statistical Yearbook. Beijing: China Statistics Press. National Bureau of Statistics of China. China Economic Yearbook. 1994–­98. Beijing: China Economic Yearbook Press. The First Leading Group of National Economic Census of State Council. 2006. China Economic Census Yearbook 2004. Beijing: China Statistics Press. Fujian Bureau of Statistics. Various years. Provincial Statistical Yearbook of Fujian. Beijing: China Statistics Press. Guangdong Bureau of Statistics. Various years. Provincial Statistical Yearbook of Guangdong. Beijing: China Statistics Press. Hainan Bureau of Statistics. Various years. Provincial Statistical Yearbook of Hainan. Beijing: China Statistics Press. India Ministry of Commerce and Industry. 2009. Handbook of Industrial Policy and Statistics, 2008–­ 9. Government of India. Available at http://www. eaindustry.nic.in/Industrial_Handbook_0809_Main.html. Ministry of Commerce and Industry. 2010. Special Economic Zones in India. Government of India. Available at http://sezindia.nic.in/writereaddata/ updates/NEW%20FACT%20sheet.pdf. Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Fact Sheet on FDI. September 2005, March 2006, and...