This book offers an intimate and personal look at what China's poverty alleviation has meant for individuals. The … dramatic progress in reducing poverty in China over the past three decades is well known. According to the World Bank, more … than 500 million people were lifted out of extreme poverty as China’s poverty rate fell from 88 percent in 1981 to 6 …

This book collects high-quality papers on issues related to the rebalancing strategy in China, new clean cities as … Guangdong. Guangdong has been at the forefront of economic reforms in China since the advent of the Responsibility System in the … late 1970s, and its successes and challenges reflect those of China as a whole. The need for rebalancing towards a more …

Authoritative and contemporary research on the economic expansion of Southern China is collected in this major new … this economically vibrant region. Economic and Social Development in South China brings together research by a pioneering … in the Pearl River Delta. Southern China's creative approaches to the difficulties and problems encountered since reforms …