Although China's economy has grown very rapidly in recent decades, there are still very large differences between the economy of mainland China and the economies of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. For example, per capita income in Hong Kong is many, many times higher than per capita income in mainland China. This book considers the degree to which economic convergence between mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan has occurred, and the prospects for increased convergence in the future. It considers economic integration between China and its two Special Administrative Regions (SARS),...
Although China's economy has grown very rapidly in recent decades, there are still very large differences between the economy of mainland China and...
This book argues that a major potential source of social tension in transition and developing countries is not poverty as such, but vulnerability: that is, the risk of becoming poor. It demonstrates how in China many of the recent reforms to the public sector, such as decentralisation from central to local government, especially fiscal decentralisation; the reduction in public services provided by the state; the increasing practice of local government of charging fees for basic services which were previously free; de-collectivisation of the rural commune system and market sector...
This book argues that a major potential source of social tension in transition and developing countries is not poverty as such, but vulnera...
In the thirty years since China initiated economic reforms and its open-door policy, China has been transformed from a poor nation almost completely isolated from the global economy to an engine of growth of the world economy. China's dynamic transition has been among the most dramatic developments of recent history; and its economy continues to grow rapidly, with important consequences for China's own society and environment, as well as for the wider world. This book provides a fascinating insight into a wide range of issues on Chinese economy and its three decades of economic reforms....
In the thirty years since China initiated economic reforms and its open-door policy, China has been transformed from a poor nation almost completel...
Based on a micro-study of three villages with dissimilar economic characteristics in Jiangxi province of China, this book investigates the sources of finance in rural areas and the different types of credit that farmers demand. It discusses the importance of innovative institutional arrangements in rural China and the new instruments that give farmers access to formal rural financial markets and effective utilization of credit.
Based on a micro-study of three villages with dissimilar economic characteristics in Jiangxi province of China, this book investigates the sources ...
Zheng Bijian has been one of the most influential thinkers and policy formulators in China during its reform period. In this important book, he sets out his views and how they evolved over the reform period, including the full text of his important speeches and papers, with appropriate introductory material.
Zheng Bijian has been one of the most influential thinkers and policy formulators in China during its reform period. In this important book, he sets o...
This book argues that, contrary to the widely-held view that the Chinese economy was insulated from international capital flows, and thereby from the 1998 Asian financial crisis, the Chinese economy (especially the financial system of the Guangdong province adjacent to Hong Kong) was deeply enmeshed in the international system, and that the Chinese government succeeded in containing the crisis with difficulty. Besides showing how the crisis was contained, the book sheds a great deal of light on China's emerging financial institutions, which, the author alleges, were in 1998 'pervaded by...
This book argues that, contrary to the widely-held view that the Chinese economy was insulated from international capital flows, and thereby from the ...
After thirty years of economic reform, China has reached a crossroads in its development process, and faces many challenges in the use of natural resources, the living environment, and the economic, social and political systems. The sustainability of China's reform and development is even more salient in the face of the global financial crisis and economic recession. Taking the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as an iconic turning-point, the book explores key themes such as economic reform and sustainability, innovation and sustainability, globalisation and social development, and analyses...
After thirty years of economic reform, China has reached a crossroads in its development process, and faces many challenges in the use of natural r...
China Development Research Foundation is one of the leading economic think tanks in China, where many of the details of China's economic reform have been formulated. Its work and publications therefore provide great insights into what the Chinese themselves think about economic reform and how it should develop. This book sets out the general objectives, principles and framework of a proposed new social welfare system for China, putting forward relevant policy recommendations. It provides a comprehensive overview of China's current welfare services, including retirement pensions, education,...
China Development Research Foundation is one of the leading economic think tanks in China, where many of the details of China's economic reform hav...
China Development Research Foundation is one the leading economic think tanks in China, providing a base where many leading Chinese economists have developed the details of Chinese economic reform. This book is the second of a series which makes available to an English-speaking audience the work of the individual Chinese economists who were the architects of reform. The series provides an inside view of China's economic reform, revealing the thinking of the reformers themselves, unlike many other books on China's economic reform which are written by outside observers. Guo Shuqing...
China Development Research Foundation is one the leading economic think tanks in China, providing a base where many leading Chinese econom...
Is China becoming the "workshop of the world" in the same way as Britain and the United States once were; or is China - as some multinational companies believe - simply a processing segment in global production networks? This book examines China's role in the international division of labor: it analyzes the scale and scope of China's manufacture; the type and relative sophistication of its exports in the world market; and its position in the global value chain. It shows that China monopolizes industrial production by being the processing center of world.
Based on extensive original...
Is China becoming the "workshop of the world" in the same way as Britain and the United States once were; or is China - as some multinational compa...
