Development Research Center of the State Council

Development Research Center (DRC; ) of the State Council of China is a public institution responsible for policy research, strategic review and consulting of issues related to the economic and social development on mainland China.

It is an advisory body which recommends policies to Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council.

Organizational structure
The DRC is organized into the following departments.


 * Academic Committee
 * Committee for Assessment of Academic Qualifications
 * General Office (Personnel Bureau)
 * Department of International Cooperation
 * Department of Macroeconomic Research
 * Department of Development Strategy and Regional Economy
 * Department of Rural Economy
 * Department of Industrial Economy
 * Department of Foreign Economic Relations
 * Department of Social Development
 * Institute of Market Economy
 * Institute of Enterprise Research
 * Institute of Finance Research
 * Institute of Resources and Environment Policies
 * Institute of Public Administration and Human Resources
 * Information Center
 * Service Center
 * Center for International Knowledge on Development
 * China Development Research Foundation
 * Management World Magazine
 * China Economic Times
 * Almanac of China's Economy
 * China Development Observation
 * China Development Press
 * China Rural Labor Association
 * International Technology and Economy Institute
 * Euro-Asian Social Development Research Institute
 * Institute of World Development
 * Asia-Africa Development Research Institute
 * Ethnic Minority Groups Development Research Institute
 * Institute of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs

Prominent economists

 * Xue Muqiao (1904–2005)
 * Ma Hong (1920–2007)
 * Fengbo Zhang (1957 - )
 * Wu Jinglian (1930 - )
 * Xie Fuzhan (born 1954)