Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Economy (Routledge Handbooks)

China's rapid rise to become the world's second largest economy has resulted in an unprecedented impact on the global system and an urgent need to understand the more about the newest economic superpower. The __Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Economy__ is an advanced-level reference guide which surveys the current economic situation in China and its integration into the global economy. An internationally renowned line-up of scholars contribute chapters on the key components of the contemporary economy and their historical foundations. Topics covered include: * the history of the Chinese economy from ancient times onwards; * economic growth and development; * population, the labor market, income distribution, and poverty; * legal, political, and financial institutions; and * foreign trade and investments. Offering a cutting-edge overview of the Chinese economy, the __Handbook__ is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, economists, graduate, and undergraduate students studying this ever-evolving field. The Characteristic Of China's Traditional Economy / Man-houng Lin -- The Late Qing Dynasty To The Early Republic Of China: A Period Of Great Institutional Transformation / Kenneth S. Chan -- The Centrally Planned Command Economy (1949-84) / Dwight H. Perkins -- China's Economic Reform: Processes, Issues And Prospects (1978-2012) / Wu Jinglian And Fan Shitao -- Economic Growth And Development / Justin Yifu Lin -- Population In China: Changes And Future Perspectives / Peng Xizhe -- A Labor Market With Chinese Characteristics / Richard B. Freeman -- The Chinese Savings Puzzles / Jean-pierre Laffargue And Eden S.h. Yu -- Macroeconomic Management Of The Chinese Economy Since The 1990s / Yu Yongding -- Trends In Income Inequality In China Since The 1950s / Carl Riskin -- China's Agriculture: Past Failures, Present Successes And Enabling Policies / Jikun Huang And Scott Rozelle -- State And Non-state Enterprises In China's Economic Transition / Ligang Song -- Foreign Trade Of China / K.c. Fung And Sarah Y. Tong -- China's Inbound And Outbound Foreign Direct Investment / Yasheng Huang -- Banking And Financial Institutions / Gang Yi And Kai Guo -- Law And The Economy In China / Jacques Delisle -- Political Mechanisms And Corruption / Lynn T. White -- Energy And Environmental Issues And Policy In China / Zhongxiang Zhang -- The Future Of The Chinese Economy / David Daokui Li. Edited By Gregory C. Chow And Dwight H. Perkins. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 1. The Characteristic of China's Traditional Economy Lin Man-houng2. The Late Qing Dynasty to the Early Republic of China: A Period of Great Institutional Transformation Kenneth Shunyuen Chan3. The Centrally Planned Command Economy, 1949-1984 Dwight H. Perkins4. China's Economic Reform: Processes, Issues and Prospects, 1978-2012 Wu Jinglian and Fan Shitao5. Economic Growth and Development Justin Yifu Lin6. Population in China: Changes and Future Perspectives Peng Xizhe7. A Labor Market with Chinese Characteristics R. B. Freeman8. The Chinese Savings Puzzles Jean-Pierre Laffargue and Eden S.H. Yu9. Macroeconomic Management of the Chinese Economy Since the 1990s Yu Yongding10. Trends in Income Inequality in China since the 1950s Carl Riskin11. China's Agriculture: Past Failures, Present Successes and Enabling Policies Jikun Huang and Scott Rozelle12. State and Non-State Enterprises in China's Economic Transition Ligang Song13. Foreign Trade of China K.C. Fung and Sarah Y. Tong14. China's Inbound and Outbound Foreign Direct Investment Yasheng Huang15. Banking and Financial Institutions Gang Yi and Kai Guo16. Law and the Economy in China Jacques deLisle 17. Political Mechanisms and Corruption Lynn White 18. Energy and Environmental Issues and Policy in China ZhongXiang Zhang19. The Future of the Chinese Economy David Daokui Li Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 List of figures 8 List of tables 11 Notes on contributors 13 Preface 17 List of abbreviations 19 1 The characteristics of China’s traditional economy 22 2 The late Qing dynasty to the early Republic of China: a period of great institutional transformation 42 3 The centrally planned command economy (1949–84) 62 4 China’s economic reform: processes, issues, and prospects (1978–2012) 76 5 Economic growth and development 97 6 Population in China: changes and future perspectives 111 7 A labor market with Chinese characteristics 124 8 The Chinese savings puzzles 142 9 Macroeconomic management of the Chinese economy since the 1990s 159 10 Trends in income inequality in China since the 1950s 178 11 China’s agriculture: past failures, present successes and enabling policies 189 12 State and non-state enterprises in China’s economic transition 203 13 Foreign trade of China 229 14 China’s inbound and outbound foreign direct investment 243 15 Banking and financial institutions 256 16 Law and the economy in China 276 17 Political mechanisms and corruption 301 18 Energy and environmental issues and policy in China 324 19 The future of the Chinese economy 345 Index 364 "China's rapid rise to become the world's second largest economy has resulted in an unprecedented impact on the global system and an urgent need to understand the more about the newest economic superpower. The Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Economy is an advanced-level reference guide which surveys the current economic situation in China and its integration into the global economy. An internationally renowned line-up of scholars contribute chapters on the key components of the contemporary economy and their historical foundations. Topics covered include: the history of the Chinese economy from ancient times onwards; economic growth and development; population, the labor market, income distribution, and poverty; legal, political, and financial institutions and foreign trade and investments. Offering a cutting-edge overview of the Chinese economy, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, economists, graduate, and undergraduate students studying this ever-evolving field." -- Provided by publilsher