Volume 17 of International Finance Review focusses on a variety of issues relating to the political economy of Chinese finance, including: The pattern of government ownership and control of Chinese firms; The role of government in corporate governance of industrial and financial firms; The interaction of culture, law and institutions in Chinese governance systems; Corporate social responsibility, stakeholders and sustainable growth; The effect of political connections on corporate performance and society; Privatization, IPOs, exchange listing and firm valuation; The role of government in banking and financial markets; Practice of corporate risk management and insurance; Foreign-exchange policy and its effect on firms and markets; Foreign direct and portfolio investments in China; International investments and operations of Chinese firms; Chinese economic relations with the US and other countries.