Begins by considering trends in the incidence of rural poverty in China, comparing China and India. Although the incidence of rural poverty in China declined generally, such poverty is still a matter for concern, especially now that China has joined the WTO. There is concern about the possible...

Purpose – The achievement of self-reliance ( zi li geng sheng : “regeneration through one's own efforts”) is an important Chinese goal. Mao Zedong's approach to achieving this goal after 1960 was to advocate and practice economic self-sufficiency both within China and nationally. One...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline and examine existing economic findings about the effects of information and communication technology on economic productivity, welfare and social change. Design/methodology/approach Initially, existing findings about consequences of ICT for...

Today much of economic theory, particularly microeconomic theory, rests on neo‐classical foundations. Through a consideration of neo‐classical concepts, one can reassess current economic thought. This may support the view that relevant advances in economic thought have taken place or (in the...

Introduction It has been said that the word imperialism is no word for scholars. It is too value‐laden and uncertain in its meaning, a meaning which has altered with the passage of time. Nevertheless, taking account of its current use, the definition given by Benjamin Cohen (1974, p. 16) seems...