How the Chinese Economy Works [Hardcover]

This book analyzes and compares the operational mechanisms of the Chinese economy between the pre- and post-reform periods and through both national and provincial dimensions. A multiregional comparison of the Chinese economy is conducted in terms of natural and human resources, institutional evolution, and economic and social performances.Contents List of Boxes List of Figures List of Tables Preface List of Abbreviations Foreword by L. Squire Notes to Readers Map Executive Summary A Brief History of China The Origins of the Nation Rise and Fall of the Empire China in the New Millennium The Spatial Division of the Chinese Economy Provincial Administrations Great Regions Coastal and Inland Areas Eastern, Central and Western Belts Southern and Northern Parts China's Economic Foundations Physical Capital Human Capital Political and Institutional Bases Cultural Issues Policy Implications China's Economic Systems in Transition General Review Development and Planning Labour and Employment Production and Ownership Public Finance and Banking External Economic Relations Summary How Well the Chinese-Style Reform Performs Chinese-Style Reform, the (Un)successful Cases Simulating the Reform Process: A Model Interest Groups, Stakeholders and Reform Can the Chinese-Style Reforms Be Sustained? Concluding Remarks A Multiregional Economic Comparison About Statistical Data Macroeconomic Indicators Real Living Standards Inequality Index Concluding Remarks Can the Chinese Economy Be Spatially Optimized? Spatial Efficiency of Authoritarianism: A Theory Spatial Separation in China China's Search for Spatial Integration West China Development Strategy Concluding Remarks Industrialization and Technological Progress China's Efforts on Industrialization Post-Reform Industrialization Rural Industrialization Technological Progress Population, Resource and Sustainable Development General Background China's Population Problems Natural and Environmental Resources Environmental Protection in Chinal#(