China's Economic Powerhouse Economic Reform in Guangdong Province

by Bui, Tung X.; Yang, David C.; Jones, Wayne D.; Li, Joanna Z.

• ISBN13: 9781403903853
• ISBN10: 1403903859
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-08
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The Guangdong province is the forerunner of China's economic reform, it has developed rapidly in the last 20 years since opening up its economy to the outside world. This book covers the evolution of economic reform in Guangdong, its links to Hong Kong and other parts of China, and developmental strategies in different parts of Guangdong. The book analyzes the many factors that have contributed to economic reform and covers topics such as development of land, human resources, the agricultural sector, and industrialization, and reforms of state-owned enterprises and township and village enterprises.

Author Biography

Tung X. Bui, David C. Yang, Jones D. Wayne and Joanna Z. Li are all at the University of Hawaii, Manoa.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
List of Tables	viii
Preface	ix
Notes on the Editors and Contributors	xiv
The Adjustment of Economic Structure and Guangdong's Economic Growth: Past Successes and Future Challenges	1	(19)
Wembiao Zhang
The Sustainable Development of Urban Forestry in Guangdong's Urbanization	20	(14)
Junqin Chen
Sustainable Land Resource Development in Guangdong: What are the Current Issues?	34	(26)
Jingquan Yu
Restructuring Guangdong's Power Industry: Is It Possible?	60	(19)
Zhou Liang
Restructuring Agriculture in Guangdong Province: A View Based on the American Agricultural Experience	79	(20)
Yefei Yang
Guangdong's State-Owned Enterprise Reform: Problems and Solutions	99	(11)
Biao Chen
Wayne Jones
Managing Growth of Township and Village Enterprises in Guangdong: Lessons Learned and Opportunities	110	(26)
Jingchao Geng
The Current Status and Future Strategy of Guangdong's Human Resource Development	136	(18)
Minsheng Chen
Improving HRM Practices in Guangdong's SOEs	154	(32)
Yongling Zhu
To Be a Visionary Executive: A Perspective from a Guangdong Executive	186	(22)
Linhai Fang
Guangdong: China's Economic Powerhouse - The Past, the Present and the Future	208	(23)
Joanna Z. Li
David C. Yang
Index	231