China's Economic Challenge: Smashing the Iron Rice Bowl Smashing the Iron Rice Bowl |
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| Author:
| Hughes, Neil C. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7656-0808-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2001 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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This book lays bare the reality behind China's efforts at economic modernization by showing: (1) what is happening to the industrial forces that help shape the economy; (2) how economic agents have behaved; (3) what government intentions really are; and (4) how the transition from a centralized to a market-oriented economy has been filled with contradictions and difficult choices. The author examines issues such as China's WTO membership; the Three Gorges Project; the widening...
More DescriptionThis book lays bare the reality behind China's efforts at economic modernization by showing: (1) what is happening to the industrial forces that help shape the economy; (2) how economic agents have behaved; (3) what government intentions really are; and (4) how the transition from a centralized to a market-oriented economy has been filled with contradictions and difficult choices. The author examines issues such as China's WTO membership; the Three Gorges Project; the widening differences between the urban and rural areas; the government's efforts to protect its own interests and maintain stability; the impact of reform; and the situation facing state enterprises, the banking system, the agricultural sector, and the environment.