The shareholding (joint-stock) economy,though starting quite recently,is full of vitality. At the end of 1997,there were 680,000 enterprises experimenting with the shareholding system,with registered capital totaling l ,730.2 billion yuan .

• 股份（合作）制经济起步较晚，却生命力旺盛，到1997年底，全国股份制试点企业68万家，注册资金17302亿元。