List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword; M. Warner - Introduction - Industrial Governance and Enterprise Management in China: 1949-1984 - Decentralization as a Central Objective of the Economic Reform from 1984 to 1989 and Six Beijing Enterprises - Decisions on Transaction: Purchasing of Raw Materials - Price Decision Making: Economic Motives and Societal Constraints - Recruitment of Employees: Decisions with Most Autonomy - Organizational Change: Relationship between Management and the Party - Investment Decision Making: Product and Production Innovation - Summary, Current Reform of State Enterprises and Conclusion - Endnotes - Appendix - References - Index