Economic Transitions With Chinese Characteristics: Thirty Years of Reform and Opening Up

by Sweetman, Arthur; Zhang, Jun, Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781553392255
• ISBN10: 1553392256
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

Summary

Economic Transitions with Chinese Characteristics: Social Change During Thirty Years of Reformexplores a broad set of issues from an economic perspective. It addresses issues ranging from land tenure and housing to migration, labour markets, healthcare, demographics, and more. After 30 years of incredibly rapid economic growth, standards of living in China have increased appreciably and many families have been raised from poverty. New concerns, such as economic inequality and environmental degradation, are, however, arising. Economic issues related to China's reforms are explored in an accessible manner by a wide array of Chinese and international scholars who use this anniversary to take stock of, and provide insight into, the remarkable transitions underway.Contributorsinclude Bruce Anderson (Queen's University), Gordon Betcherman (World Bank), John Cai (Fudan University), Jie Chen (Fudan University), Zhao Chen (Fudan University), Weili Ding (Queen's University), Julan Du (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Peilei Fan (Michigan State University), Emily M. Hill (Queen's University), Gary H. Jefferson (Brandeis University), Stever F. Lehrer (Queen's University), Shuzhuo Li (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Xiaofeng Liu (Fudan University), Ming Lu (Fudan University), Changyuan Luo (Fudan University), Warren Mabee (Queen's University), John Meligrana (Queen's University), Stephen Morgan (University of Nottingham), Naoki Murakami (Nihon University), Wenwei Ren (Fudan University), Ana Revenga (World Bank), Yucheng Sang (Fudan University), Christoph M. Schimmele (University of Victoria), Arthur Sweetman (Queen's University), Minna Hahn Tong (World Bank), Guanghua Wan (Yunnan University), Yongqin Wang (Fudan University), Kailei Wei (Hainan University), Guanzhong James Wen (Trinity College), Sonia M.L. Wong (Lingnan University), Zheng Wu (University of Victoria), Rudai Yand (Peking University), Shujie Yao (University of Nottingham), Yang Yao (Peking University), Linda C.W. Yung (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Jun Zhang (Fudan University), Yan Zhang (Fudan University), Ye Zhang (Nanjing University), Yuan Zhang (Fudan University), and Zhiyao Zhang (Fudan University)

Author Biography

Arthur Sweetman is director of the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University, Canada, where he holds the Stauffer-Dunning Chair. Jun Zhang is Cheung Kong Professor of Economics and director of the China Center for Economic Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, China.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Crossing the River by Touching the Stones: An Introduction to China's Remarkable Thirty Years of Reform and Opening Up Arthur	p. 1
Background And Context To Thirty Years Of Reform And Opening Up
Assessing China's Economic Transformation and Growth since 1978	p. 11
An Era and an Event: Reform and Opening in China since 1978	p. 43
The Path and Experiences of Three Decades of Development: Thoughts on China's Strategies for Political Development	p. 61
Economic Growth And Finance
Market Distortion, Fiscal Decentralization, and FDI Penetration in Post-Reform China: An Overview	p. 69
China's Convergence Imperative: Growing Income Equality as a Precondition for Sustained Economic Growth	p. 89
Innovation Capability for Economic Development: The Chinese Experience in the Reform Era	p. 99
The Evolution of Corporate Finance and the Emergence of the Market for Corporate Control in China	p. 123
The Costs and Benefits of Federalism, Chinese Style	p. 141
Technology and Development
Upgrading Technology in China's Exports	p. 163
Balancing Economic Development and Environmental Protection: A Discussion of China's Hydroelectric Dam Projects	p. 183
Alternative Energy Development in China: Bioenergy and Biofuels	p. 199
About the Authors	p. 213
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