Invitation of Workshop/Special Issue Proposals for Study (or Comparative Study) of China’s Economy and Business by Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies To promote the dissemination of research outputs and impacts generated from study of the Chinese economy and business in relation to economics, business, management, finance, politics and sociology, the Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies invites proposals of special issues and workshops. The proposals emphasising the comparative discussion of any issues related to the current development of China in comparison of other economies are particularly welcome. The Journal will evaluate proposals on a competitive basis for considering the JCEBS award of financial support up to £1500 for the proposed event. To maximise the impacts of the event, the author(s) of the awarded proposals will be invited as a guest editor jointly with one of Journal regular editors to evaluate high quality papers presented in the workshop via a referee process for possible publication of either a special issue or focused discussion in the Journal. The Journal is one of the most focused and influential platforms in the world for disseminating research outputs related to the study of the Chinese economy and business, and the Journal is looking forward to receiving your proposals. Please use the attached proposal form to submit your proposal to jcebs@qeh.ox.ac.uk by September 30th 2014 for organizing 2014-2015 events, or contact Professor Guy Liu at guy.liu@brunel.ac.uk for further details on submission of your proposal. The Proposal Form for Financial Support to the Proposed Special issue/Workshop Name of Author(s) of the Proposal The Institution affiliated by the Author(s) Contact details of the corresponding author Title of the Proposal The venue of the proposed event The time of the planned event Expected number of speakers Expected number of audience Expected number of papers that can contribute to a special issue or focused discussion of the Journal The title of a planned special issue or focused discussion Amount of Financial Support needed Use of the financial Support planned The rationale for the proposed event and planned achievement in terms of its profile, impacts and contributions to the Journal (less than 1000 words)