COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF ASIAN LAW

VOL. 16 FALL 2002 NO. 1

CONTENTS

ARTICLES

INDEPENDENCE AND CORRUPTION IN

KOREA

COMPETITION LAW AND PATENT
PROTECTION IN JAPAN: A HALF-

CENTURY OF PROGRESS, A NEW
MILLENNIUM OF CHALLENGES

AN UPDATE ON CHINA'S RURAL LAND
TENURE REFORMS: ANALYSIS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON A

SEVENTEEN-PROVINCE SURVEY

Craig P. Ehrlich
Dae Seob Kang

H. Stephen Harris, Jr.

Brian Schwarzwalder 141
Roy Prosterman

Ye Jianping
Jeffrey Riedinger

Li Ping

NOTE

VENTURE CAPITAL IN CHINA:

DEVELOPING A REGULATORY

FRAMEWORK

Christopher M Vaughn 227



DEDICATION

The Editorial Board of the Columbia Journal of Asian Law would like
to dedicate this issue to Professor R. Randle Edwards in recognition of his years
of commitment and faithful service to the Journal, as well as his contribution to
Chinese legal scholarship. We are honored that Professor Edwards will continue
to serve as Director Emeritus of the Columbia Journal ofAsian Law.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Columbia Journal of Asian Law gratefully acknowledges the
generous grant from the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law that
made the establishment of the Journal possible.

EDITOR'S NOTE

Published semi-annually under the auspices of the Center for Chinese
Legal Studies, the Center for Japanese Legal Studies, and the Center for Korean
Legal Studies at the Columbia University School of Law, the Columbia Journal
of Asian Law is the successor to the Journal of Chinese Law, which commenced
publication in 1987. The Columbia Journal of Asian Law provides a forum for
legal practitioners and scholars from Asia, the United States, and elsewhere to
discuss the broad range of issues that relate to law in the countries of Asia. The
Journal maintains a website, located at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/asiaweb.

The Editorial Board is pleased to welcome Professor Benjamin L.
Liebman to the Columbia Journal of Asian Law's Board of Directors. We look
forward to working with him in the coming years.

The Journal welcomes your financial support. Contributions can be sent
to the following address:

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