China's economic reform constitutes one of the most remarkable events of the second half of the twentieth century. It not only significantly improved the living conditions of the Chinese population but also provides a useful model of economic transition from central planning to a market economy.Growth without Miraclesbrings together thirty widely-cited articles by prominent economists in the field of China studies to offer authoritative and through assessments and analyses of China's experience during the reform period.
Part 1 Introduction and Overview 1 The Economic Growth of the Chinese Economy: A Historical Perspective,Ross Garnaut 2 The Neither This nor That Economy,Geoff Raby 3 Completing Chinas Move to the Market,Dwight Perkins Part 2 Economic Foundations Before Reform 4 Foundations for the Future: The Building of Modern Machinery in Shanghai before the Pacific War,Mark Elvin 5 Pre-reform Economic Development in China,Justin Yifu Lin, Fang Cai, and Zhou Li 6 A Long-Term Appraisal of Country Risk,E. L. Jones Part 3 Macroeconomic Policy and Stability 7 Economic Growth and Stability in China,Ross Garnaut and Guonan Ma 8 Chinas Macroeconomic Performance and Management during Transition,Shahid Yusuf Part 4 Agricultural Policy 9 Plan and Market in Chinas Agricultural Commerce,Terry Sicular 10 Rural Reforms and Agricultural Growth in China,Justin Yifu Lin 11 How Should China Feed Itself?,Yongzheng Yang and Yiping Huang Part 5 Rural Industrialization 12 Township, Village, and Private Industry in Chinas Economic Reform,William Byrd and Alan Gelb 13 Surrounding the Cities from the Countryside,Christopher Findlay and Andrew Watson 14 The Nature of the Township-Village Enterprise,Chun Chang and Yijianl³„
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