Books in the Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy series

Presenting original work and new thinking, this book explores the current state of globalization, competition and growth in China.

"First edition published in Chinese in 1991 under the title Xin fa zhan fang shi yu Zhongguo di wei lai."

The author has been one of the most influential thinkers and policy formulators in China during its reform period. This book sets out his views and relates how his views were formed and developed over the long reform period, including the full text of his important speeches and papers, together with appropriate introductory material.

This book presents a wide-ranging assessment of the current state of Chinäs economy in relation to the global international economy. It discusses the role China has played in responding to the economic crisis, assesses the continuing strong prospects for further economic growth in China, and examines Chinäs deepening integration into the world economy.

Presents the theories of big business, catch-up and state intervention to the Chinese brewing industry. This book analyzes the relationship between competition and state intervention in the context of developing economies. It uses case studies of the Yanjing and Tsingtao breweries in order to detail the struggles that Chinese brewers have faced.

Taking the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing as an iconic turning-point and exploring key themes such as economic reform and sustainability, innovation and sustainability, globalisation and social development, this book analyses the prospects for sustainable reform and development in Post-Olympic China.

This study examines the Chinese model of modern development, reflecting on the historical experience of China's reform, and highlighting theoretical issues that are crucial for understanding the reform in its historical and global contexts.

Argues that a major potential source of social tension in transition and developing countries is not poverty as such, but vulnerability to poverty: the risk of becoming poor. This book demonstrates how in China many public sector reforms have made many households extremely vulnerable to poverty.

China's economy continues to grow rapidly, with important consequences for its own society and environment, as well as for the wider world economy. This book provides much-needed insight, using the latest research findings, into China's successful reform experience and its challenges over three decades.

Providing an account of the role of informal institutions in Chinese rural development, this book, based on a decade of fieldwork of village life in the Chinese countryside, puts forth a distinctive argument on the topic Chinese economic and social affairs.

This book examines the key challenges currently facing the Chinese economy. It considers Chinas¿ increasing global impact, discusses the institutional drivers of Chinäs economic growth, assesses critically Chinäs need for structural reform, and explores issues related to sustainability and human rights.

Rural Credit Cooperatives (RCCs) are virtually the only source of formal credit for rural households in China and were subject to a series of reforms from 1996 to 2003. This book examines the credit needs and the borrowing behaviour of rural households in China. It also examines the patterns of credit required by rural households.

Examines many key aspects of reforms in China's financial sector and China's integration into the international economy. Subjects covered in this work include : the derivatives market in China; stock market liberalisation; the internationalization of accounting standards in China; and, the impact of foreign direct investment by Chinese firms.

Examines many key issues connected to China's economic growth and its impact. Subjects covered in this work include: growth and inequality; labour market reforms; technological innovations and their impact; employment, unemployment and training; and, the search for economic development that is ecologically sustainable.

Examines China's response to the Asian financial crisis of 1997. This book considers various issues, showing how the lessons drawn from the crisis have helped shape China's policies of liberalisation and market-orientated reform, including its attitude towards globalisation and the outside world in general.

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. This book examines income convergence, and changes in productivity, using the same measures for both China and the two SARS.

Considers the impact of multinational companies in China on the Chinese economy and on indigenous firms in China. This book includes case studies of Boeing, Wal-Mart and Coco-Cola, considering their activities both at the global level and within China, and case studies of the sectors in which these forms operate in China.

Explores the key issues in governance and public administration faced by China's policy-makers. This title includes chapters that cover a wide range of issue areas and provides an invaluable resource for those seeking to understand China's own thinking on its governance and public administration.

In recent years China has achieved impressive economic growth, and also made remarkable progress in human development. However, contemporary China is still faced with the great challenge of widespread poverty. This work assesses the objectives and success of the poverty alleviation policies adopted by the Chinese government in a comprehensive way.

Examines the origin and evolution of Hong Kong's political system, analyses the current contradictions in the system, and discusses how the system might develop. This book focuses on the office of Chief Executive in the context of Hong Kong's transformation from a British colony to a Special Administrative Region in China.