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China's new political economy

Susumu Yabuki and Stephen M. Harner

Westview Press, c1999

Rev. ed

  • : hard
  • : pbk

Other Title

[図説]中国の経済

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-309) and index

First published in Japanese in 1992, revised edition 1994, 2nd.edition 1998 by Sososha Ltd

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hard ISBN 9780813390369

Description

In the completely revised second edition of this highly praised book, Susumu Yabuki, one of Japans leading China experts, and Stephen M. Harner, a Shanghai-based investment banker, present a comprehensive and accessible analysis of Chinas political economy. The authors insightful explanations are complemented by a wealth of lucid and up-to-date graphs and charts that illustrate the reality of China, as they explain and comment on political, economic, and financial trends.Useful as an introduction to Chinas economy and politics for students, and as a desktop reference volume for corporations, organizations, and individuals considering doing business in China, this unique study fills a genuine gap in the literature. In the completely revised second edition of this highly praised book, Susumu Yabuki, one of Japans leading China experts, and Stephen M. Harner, A Shanghai-based investment banker, present a comprehensive and accessible analysis of Chinas political economy. The authors provide dozens of easy-to-grasp and up-to-date graphs, charts, tables, and maps to illustrate the reality of China, as they explain and comment on political, economic, financial and trade trends.Placing issues in historical perspective, and with a view to trends into the twenty-first century, the authors survey the realities of Chinas area and population, agriculture, energy needs, pollution, industrial structure, township and village enterprises, state-owned enterprise reform, unemployment, economic regions, foreign investment, state finances, fiscal and monetary policy, Chinas financial institutions, foreign financial institutions in China, stock markets, international finance, balance of payments and exchange rate policy, corporate finance, the role of Shanghai, government institution reform, foreign trade, the roles of Hong Kong and Taiwan, U. S.-China relations, and Japan-China relations. Useful as an introduction to Chinas economics, finance, and politics for students, and as a desktop reference volume for corporations, organizations, and individuals considering doing business in China, this unique study fills a genuine gap in the literature.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: Six Realities and Unrealities about the Chinese Economy
  • Toward A Basic Understanding Of The Chinese Economy
  • A Huge Country: An Amalgamation of Small Countries
  • Population Pressure: The Challenge of 1.6 Billion People in 2030
  • The Volatile History of Chinese Socialism
  • The Political System: The Role of the Chinese Communist Party as the Conservative Party
  • Economic System Reform: The Progress of the Market Economy Program
  • Some Domestic Economic Problems
  • Economic Growth: A Low-Income Country on a Fast-Growth Path
  • Food Production: Ensuring 500 Million Tons of Grain for 1.3 Billion People
  • Energy: Shift to Dependency on Coal and Imported Oil
  • Environmental Destruction: The Status of Air Pollution and the Policies to Improve Air Quality
  • Income Disparity: Can Economic Growth Close the Gap?
  • Regional Disparity: Disparities Between East and West Among the Coastal Provinces
  • The Consumption Revolution: The Chinese MarketToward Multistrata Development
  • Industry Structure: Structural Adjustment Occurring Alongside Growth
  • State-Owned Enterprises: The Difficulty of Letting Socialism Die Naturally
  • Unemployment: An Ambush of SOE Reform
  • Township and Village Enterprises: Engines of Transformation for Chinas Villages
  • Regional Economics: Potential for a Yangtze River Economic Region
  • State Finances, Financial Institutions And Markets, And Government Institution Reform
  • The State Budget, the Fiscal System, and Monetary Policy and Trends
  • Chinas Banking System: From the Planned Economy to True Financial Intermediation
  • Chinas Stock Markets: Effecting Fundamental Change in Chinas Economic and Social Life
  • China in the International Financial Markets: Becoming a Major Factor
  • Foreign Financial Institutions in China: Yearning to Play a Larger Role
  • Corporate and Project Finance in China
  • Shanghai: Chinas Commercial and Trading Center
  • Administrative Institution Reform: Breaking Down Little Empires
  • Foreign Trade, Foreign Capital, And External Economic Relations
  • Foreign Trade: Movement Toward an Open Economic System
  • Foreign Capital: Foreign-Invested Companies are Transforming the Chinese Economy
  • The Asian Financial Crisis and the RMB: Chinas Balance of Payments and the Power of US$140 Billion in Foreign Exchange Reserves {CHAP.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780813390376

Description

In the completely revised second edition of this highly praised book, Susumu Yabuki, one of Japan's leading China experts, and Stephen M. Harner, A Shanghai-based investment banker, present a comprehensive and accessible analysis of China's political economy.The authors provide dozens of easy-to-grasp and up-to-date graphs, charts, tables, and maps to illustrate the reality of China, as they explain and comment on political, economic, financial and trade trends.Placing issues in historical perspective, and with a view to trends into the twenty-first century, the authors survey the realities of China's area and population, agriculture, energy needs, pollution, industrial structure, township and village enterprises, state-owned enterprise reform, unemployment, economic regions, foreign investment, state finances, fiscal and monetary policy, China's financial institutions, foreign financial institutions in China, stock markets, international finance, balance of payments and exchange rate policy, corporate finance, the role of Shanghai, government institution reform, foreign trade, the roles of Hong Kong and Taiwan, U.S.-China relations, and Japan-China relations.Useful as an introduction to China's economics, finance, and politics for students, and as a desktop reference volume for corporations, organizations, and individuals considering doing business in China, this unique study fills a genuine gap in the literature.

Table of Contents

Preface to the English Language Edition -- Preface to the Japanese Edition -- Introduction -- Toward a Basic Understanding of the Chinese Economy -- A Huge Country -- Population Pressure -- The Volatile History of "Chinese Socialism" -- The Political System -- Economic System Reform -- Some Domestic Economic Problems -- Economic Growth -- Food Production -- Energy -- Environmental Destruction -- Income Disparity -- Regional Disparity -- The Consumption Revolution -- Industry Structure -- State-Owned Enterprises -- Unemployment -- Township and Village Enterprises -- Regional Economics -- State Finances, Financial Institutions and Markets, and Government Institution Reform -- The State Budget, the Fiscal System, and Monetary Policy and Trends -- China's Banking System -- China's Stock Markets -- China in the International Financial Markets -- Foreign Financial Institutions in China -- Corporate and Project Finance in China -- Shanghai -- Government Administrative Structure Reform -- Foreign Trade, Foreign Capital, and External Economic Relations -- Foreign Trade -- Foreign Capital -- The Asian Financial Crisis and the RMB -- Hong Kong and Taiwan -- U.S.-China Relations -- Japan-China Relations -- A Chronology of China's Liberalization and Reform, 1978-1998 -- Key Indications for China's Economy, 1978-1997

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Details

  • NCID
    BA4126292X
  • ISBN
    • 0813390362
    • 0813390370
  • LCCN
    98040786
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    jpn
  • Place of Publication
    Boulder, Colo.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxx, 327 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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