How the Chinese Economy Works: A Multiregional Overview (Studies on the Chinese Economy)

An authoritative analysis of the result of China's economic transformation. The book is important in focusing on regional comparisons and differences within China. The author analyzes the uneven distribution of natural and human resources and probes into the evolution of economic systems and policies from which differing regional economic performances have resulted. A multiregional comparison of the Chinese economy is conducted in terms of macroeconomic index, real living standard, and regional inequality. The author studies the possibilities and conditions for Chinese economic optimisations. Lastly, the author provides statistical information and economic analyses of the greater China area. Following The Road Of An Autarkic And Egalitarian Socialism For Several Decades, China Has Implemented Economic Reform And Open-door Policies Since The Late 1970s. This Monograph Sets Out To Analyse And Compare The Chinese Economy Between The Pre- And Post-reform Periods, Providing Insights Into National And Regional Economic Trends. The Book Is Importantly Focuses On Regional Comparisons And Differences Within China. Based On Different Kinds Of Regionalization On The Chinese Economy, The Author Analyses The Uneven Distribution Of Natural And Human Resources And Probes Into The Evolution Of Economic Systems And Policies From Which Differing Regional Economic Performances Have Resulted Accordingly.--book Jacket. 1. The Spatial Division Of The Chinese Economy -- 2. China's Economic Resource Base -- 3. The Economic Systems In Transition -- 4. A Multiregional Economic Comparison -- 5. Industrialization And Technological Progress -- 6. Can The Chinese Economy Be Spatially Optimized? -- 7. China's Economic Internationalization -- 8. An Economic Analysis Of The Greater China Area. Rongxing Guo. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 182-196) And Index. "This book consists of a number of papers presented to the Chinese Economic Association (UK) Annual Conferences in the late 1990s. They address many important issues in China's economy under transition." "In addition to the analyses of specific issues provided by individual papers, themes recurring in several contribute to broader theoretical, empirical and policy literatures. Some focus on the comparative literature on transition economies of China and Eastern European and former Soviet Union countries; some apply new methodologies to the analysis of economic issues such as money demand, consumption behaviour and industrial structural change; while others focus on policy and institutional reforms. Most contributors are experienced China scholars from the United Kingdom, France, the United States of America as well as from China itself."--Jacket Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction....Pages 1-9 The Spatial Division of the Chinese Economy....Pages 10-18 China’s Economic Resource Base....Pages 19-39 The Economic Systems in Transition....Pages 40-64 A Multiregional Economic Comparison....Pages 65-92 Industrialization and Technological Progress....Pages 93-111 Can the Chinese Economy Be Spatially Optimized?....Pages 112-128 China’s Economic Internationalization....Pages 129-145 An Economic Analysis of the Greater China Area....Pages 146-165 Back Matter....Pages 166-204 "This book presents a comprehensive overview and an economic analysis of China's economic reform experiences, particularly those since the late 1980s. It covers many institutional details of key aspects of the Chinese economy, including fiscal and monetary management, financial sector development, state enterprise reform, international trade, foreign investment, decentralization and regional development."--Jacket An authoritative analysis of the result of China's economic transformation. The author analyzes the uneven distribution of natural and human resources and probes into the evolution of economic systems and policies from which differing regional economic performances have resulted in lowered living standards and regional inequality.