List of Boxes
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Foreword
Preface
Key Terms
Map
PART I: A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHINA
The Origins of the Nation
Rise and Fall of the Empire
China in the New Millennium
Summary
Case Study: Why Yellow River is Important
PART II: SPATIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
Administrative Divisions
Great Regions
Geographical Belts
Southern and Northern Parts
Ethno-Culture Areas
Summary
Case Study: Who owns Lake Weishan?
PART III: HUMAN AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS
Human and Cultural Contexts
Population
Labour Force
Education
Cultural Context
Summary
Case Study: Age, Gender, Education and Earnings
PART IV: POLITICAL ECONOMIC SYSTEMS IN TRANSITION
Plan and Market
Employment
Production and Ownership
Public Finance
Banking
External Relations
Summary
Case study: System Dynamics – a Feedback Model
PART V: UNDERSTANDING CHINESE ECONOMIC REFORM
Understanding Chinese Economic Reform
A Brief Narrative
Interest Groups and Stakeholders
Radical Reform, the (Un)successful Cases
Gradual/Partial Reform, the (Un)successful Cases
Whither Chinese-style Reform?
Summary
Case Study: Games between Radicals and Conservatives
PART VI: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION
China's Growth Performance
Measuring Income Inequality
Inequality: Causes and Consequences
Poverty and Social Security
Summary
Case Study: A Tale of Two Companies in Transitions
PART VII: A MULTIREGIONAL ECONOMIC COMPARISON
About Statistical Data
Macroeconomic Performance
Real Living Standards
Regional Economic Disparity
Summary
Case Study: Similar Initial Conditions, Varied Results
PART VIII: SPATIAL ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Spatial Economics and Development Strategy
Comparative Advantage Index
Spatial Economic Separation
China's Search for Spatial Integration
Regional Development Strategy
Summary
Case Study: Fighting for Rainfalls?
PART IX: INDUSTRIALIZATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
China's Efforts on Industrialization
Post-Reform Industrialization
A Comparative Analysis
Technological Progress
Summary
Case Study: Technological and Economic Leapfrogging
PART X: THE QUEST FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Background
Natural Resources
Energy Production and Consumption
Environmental Situation
Chinese Environmental Policy
Summary
Case Study: Should Chinese Legislations be Revised?
PART XI: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC INFLUENCES
International Economic Influences
Historical Review
Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign Trade
Aآ Quantitative Analysis
Summary
Case Study: Cultural Influences on Foreign Trade
PART XII: THE GREATER CHINA AREA: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
Historical Evolution
Social and Economic Differences
Complementary Conditions
Cross-Straits Economic Relations
Future Perspective
Case Study: Overseas Chinese Economics
Appendices
Basic Conditions of the Ethnic Minorities
A List of Major Reforms from 1978 to 2008
Bibliography
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