Yao (economics and contemporary Chinese studies, U. of Nottingham); Zhongwei Han, an economist now managing a Shanghai company; and Dan Luo (contemporary Chinese studies, U. of Nottingham)
analyze the insurance business in China since it was privatized in 1979. They cover development issues, efficiency studies in the insurance sector, efficiency concepts and data envelopment
analysis (DEA) measures, DEA applications to insurance companies in China, managerial implications, stochastic frontier analysis applications and robustness of DEA results, Malmquist Index
development of insurance companies in China, and policy and further research recommendations. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
