The Economy Of China

by Luh, Shu Shin

• ISBN13: 9781590848258
• ISBN10: 159084825X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-30
• Publisher: Mason Crest

Summary

What would China's revolutionary leader, Mao Zedong, think if he were alive today? Mao's Chinese Communist Party continues to hold a monopoly on political power, and China remains at its core a developing nation. But in other respects, today's China bears little resemblance to the country that emerged under Mao's leadership after World War II and a bitter civil conflict. Most important, today's People's Republic of China is Communist in name only. Rapid economic liberalization has brought capitalism, and unprecedented prosperity, to the world's most populous country. Farmers, once the backbone of China's economy, are taking a backseat to the entrepreneurs who make millions exporting low-cost, sophisticated computer chips and flat-screen televisions to the rest of the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(7)
Overview	13	(8)
A Historical Look at China's Economy	21	(16)
Agriculture: The Engine for Modern China	37	(12)
Economic Reform in China	49	(12)
Industrialization: Leaps Forward and Back	61	(12)
Banking and Finance	73	(10)
Developing the Tech Sector	83	(12)
The Golden Triangle of East Asian Trade	95	(12)
Post-WTO China: A Giant in the Making	107	(9)
Chronology	116	(2)
Glossary	118	(2)
Further Reading	120	(1)
Internet Resources	121	(1)
Index	122