Table of Contents
Foreword vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
About the Authors xiii
List of Economies xv
List of Abbreviations xvii
List of Tables and Figures xx
Chapter 1 Organisation, Structure and Methodology 1
Chapter 2 2014 Annual Update on Competitiveness Ranking and Simulation Studies for 34 Greater China Economies 8
Discussant's Notes: "The Influence of a New Model of Major-Country Relationship between China and the United States over
Southeast Asian Countries" by Professor Jia Qingguo, Dean, School of International Relations, Peking University & Member, Standing Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), People's Republic of China 76
Chapter 3 2014 Inaugural Regional Competitiveness Analysis for Greater China 82
Discussant's Notes: A Review of the "2014 Annual Update on Competitiveness Ranking and Simulation Studies for 34 Greater China Economies" and "2014 Inaugural Regional Competitiveness Analysis for Greater China" by Dr David Hong, President, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research & Chair, Chinese Taipei Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee 117
Chapter 4 Competitiveness Analysis on the Eastern Coastal Area in China: Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Tianjin and Zhejiang 119
Chapter 5 Competitiveness Analysis on the Central China: Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi and Shanxi 148
Chapter 6 Competitiveness Analysis on the Western China: Chongqing, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Xinjiang and Yunnan 179
Chapter 7 Competitiveness Analysis on the North-eastern China: Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning 211
Chapter 8 Competitiveness Analysis on Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan 240
Chapter 9 Geweke Causality Analysis on Development Strategies of Jiangsu and Taiwan 270
Discussant's Notes 1: A Review of the "Geweke Causality Analysis on Development Strategies of Jiangsu and Taiwan" by Professor Lee Cheng-Few, Distinguished Professor of Finance and Economics, Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University & Editor of Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting and the Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies 294
Discussant's Notes 2: A Review of the "Geweke Causality Analysis on Development Strategies of Jiangsu and Taiwan" by Dr David Hong, President, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research & Chair, Chinese Taipei Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee 296
Chapter 10 Conclusion and the Way Forward to the "New Normal" for Greater China 298
Appendix 1 Political Development and Social Experiment in Contemporary China Invited paper by Dr Tang Zhouyan, Dean, Shandong Academy of Social Sciences, People's Republic of China 304
Appendix 2 Provincial Level Economies Competitiveness Analysis - List of Indicators 312
Appendix 3 Competitiveness Analysis - The Algorithm 317
Appendix 4 Regional Competitiveness Analysis - List of Indicators and Notes on Data Aggregation Method 321
