Books in the Understanding China series

This book aims to present the observation and Interpretation for China's economic growth since Reform and Opening-up from a Chinese economist's view. The book is divided into 5 sections, including the research of traditional socialist economic structure, China's transformation from planned economy to market economy, reform of Chinese industrial economy, economic growth and political economy. Key topics are covered over the past 40 years including strategies for economic transformation, dual-track pricing, industrial transformation and enterprise reform, capital formation and economic growth, structural changes and productivity growth, macroeconomics, fiscal relations between central and local governments, and the political economy of growth.

This book presents the concepts: the welfare system of universal integration and the welfare mode of universal integration. In this book, the author explores the foundation of fair baseline about the universal integration on the basis of critically inheriting the domestic and international social welfare theories, comprehensively explains the connotation, subject and application of fair baseline theory. It systematically discusses the theoretical basis, basic features, scientific evidence, system composition and operating mechanism, introduces the experience in the west and Asia about the construction of social welfare system, further investigates and understands the public needs about the social welfare, talks about the system design of the welfare system of universal integration and provides some realistic, individualized and operative suggestions for promoting the welfare system of universal integration.

This book presents the development and reformation of economic law in China and explores the "three relationships" between the government and market, between reform and rule of law, and between the constitution and economic law.

This book examines India-China relations throughout history as well as in the context of current business cooperation and competition. This book will appeal to researchers and graduate students interested in India-China relations as well as Chinese and Indian business ties.

This book discusses the connotation and function of social governance and elaborates on social governance thought in classical Marxism, Mao Zedong's social governance thought, and social governance thought in socialism with Chinese characteristics, especially in Xi Jinping's New Era.

This book examines India-China relations throughout history as well as in the context of current business cooperation and competition. This book will appeal to researchers and graduate students interested in India-China relations as well as Chinese and Indian business ties.

Based on semi-structured interviews with 16 managing directors of the different foreign-owned subsidiaries and 100 functional unit managers, the authors investigate (1) the roles of functional units in evaluating strategy formulation and change in foreign subsidiaries;

This book provides an exhaustive view of China's Management Control Systems (MCS), examining the development of theory and practice and presenting a framework that integrates China's unique enterprise regulations, corporate culture and managerial mindset into management control systems.

This book reveals the dynamics of contemporary Chinese village politics. By combining abundant empirical data with close observation as an insider, the author illustrates the processes and consequences of transplanting democracy into rural Chinese society.

Dr Peng He in her book addresses various issues, drawing on Western and Chinese sources for her argument for a 'communicative' theory of law making. It is grounded in a sound theoretical reflection of both the process of legal transplantation and the process of law making, and looks both at Western and Chinese sources.

The first serious academic study of problematic social media addiction among young people in China's cities, this study presents first-hand empirical data from five conurbations and includes guidance for parents and educators on responsible usage.

Part 3 introduces application guidelines for enterprise management control standards, and lastly Part 4 presents several case studies on the application of enterprise management control standards.

This book covers numerous areas and aspects of Chinese domestic and external politics and policies, the Chinese economy, Chinese society and culture, and Chinese literature and history.

This volume examines the role of Chinese businesses and industries in Asian production networks. collaboration of overseas Chinese with mainland Chinese, as well as direct Chinese business involvement and investment in other Asian countries.

This collection provides access to up to date, very high quality research and critical perspectives on China's CCIs on an industry by industry basis.

This collection provides access to up to date, very high quality research and critical perspectives on China's CCIs on an industry by industry basis.