Growth without Miracles: Readings on the Chinese Economy in the Era of Reform / Edition 1

Growth without Miracles: Readings on the Chinese Economy in the Era of Reform / Edition 1

ISBN-10:
0199240590
ISBN-13:
9780199240593
Pub. Date:
05/24/2001
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199240590
ISBN-13:
9780199240593
Pub. Date:
05/24/2001
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Growth without Miracles: Readings on the Chinese Economy in the Era of Reform / Edition 1

Growth without Miracles: Readings on the Chinese Economy in the Era of Reform / Edition 1

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Overview

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 Miracles brings 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.

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ISBN-13: 9780199240593
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 05/24/2001
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 528
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.10(d)

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Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies

Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction and Overview1 The Economic Growth of the Chinese Economy: A Historical Perspective, Ross Garnaut2 The Neither This nor That Economy, Geoff Raby3 Completing Chinas Move to the Market, Dwight PerkinsPart 2 Economic Foundations Before Reform4 Foundations for the Future: The Building of Modern Machinery in Shanghai before the Pacific War, Mark Elvin5 Pre-reform Economic Development in China, Justin Yifu Lin, Fang Cai, and Zhou Li6 A Long-Term Appraisal of Country Risk, E. L. JonesPart 3 Macroeconomic Policy and Stability7 Economic Growth and Stability in China, Ross Garnaut and Guonan Ma8 Chinas Macroeconomic Performance and Management during Transition, Shahid YusufPart 4 Agricultural Policy9 Plan and Market in Chinas Agricultural Commerce, Terry Sicular10 Rural Reforms and Agricultural Growth in China, Justin Yifu Lin11 How Should China Feed Itself?, Yongzheng Yang and Yiping HuangPart 5 Rural Industrialization12 Township, Village, and Private Industry in Chinas Economic Reform, William Byrd and Alan Gelb13 Surrounding the Cities from the Countryside, Christopher Findlay and Andrew Watson14 The Nature of the Township-Village Enterprise, Chun Chang and Yijiang Wang15 Public vs. Private Ownership of Firms: Evidence from Rural China, Hehui Jin and Yingyi QianPart 6 Enterprise Reform and Industrial Development16 Enterprise Reform in Chinese Industry, Gary H. Jefferson and Thomas G. Rawski17 Incentives and Autonomy in Chinese State Enterprises, Groves, Y. Hong, John McMillan, and Barry Naughton18 The State Sector under Reform, Jeffrey Sachs and Wing Thye Woo19 Chinas Industrial Growth and Efficiency: A Comparison between the State and the TVE sectors, Yiping Huang and Xin MengPart 7 Factor Markets and Income20 Towards a Labour Market in China, John Knight and Lina Song21 Fiscal Decentralization and Growing Regional Disparities in Rural China: Some Evidence in the Provision of Social Services, Loraine A. West and Christine P. W. Wong22 Wage Determination and Occupational Attainment in the Rural Industrial Sector of China, R. G. Gregory and Xin Meng23 Income and Inequality in China: Composition, Distribution, and Growth of Household Income, 1988 to 1995, Azizur Rahman Khan and Carl RiskinPart 8 External Sector24 The Role of Foreign Trade and Investment in Chinas Economic Transformation, Nicolas R. Lardy25 Institutional Change, Trade Composition, and Export Supply Potential in China, Ligang Song26 Chinas WTO Membership: Whats at Stake?, Yongzheng Yang27 Chinas Integration into the World Economy, Ross Garnaut and Yiping HuangPart 9 Lessons from Chinas Experiences28 How to Reform a Planned Economy: Lessons from China, John McMillan and Barry Naughton29 Structural Factors in the Economic Reforms of China, Jeffrey Sachs and Wing Thye Woo30 Challenges of Chinas Economic System for Economic Theory, Gregory C. Chow
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