A tale of two Chinese courts : economic development and contract enforcement / Xin He -- Economic institutions and firm behavior and performance in China : did institutions matter and how did they come into being? / Julan Du, Yi Lu and Zhigang Tao -- Contract enforcement in China : theory and evidence / Guanghua Yu -- What are property rights good for? Surprising lessons from the Chinese experience / Frank K. Upham -- From economic development to what -and why? China's evolving legal and political engagement with international human rights norms / Jacques deLisle -- The Arab spring and social justice in China : implications for institutional reforms / Randall Peerenboom -- Embedded social-legal activism in China : the case of Yirenping / Hualing Fu -- Economic development, environmental preservation and international policy learning in China : venturing beyond transnational legal process theory / Roda Mushkat -- China's aid and poverty reduction in Africa / Dan Banik.