inequality in China's transition -- 8. Infant mortality and external openness in Chinese provinces -- 9. The regional …In twenty years of reform in China, the key development has been the opening-up of the market to foreign trade and …1. On the measurement of the openness of the Chinese economy -- 2. Social consequences of economic reform in China : an …

increase in wage inequality. This book provides explanations of these two characteristics of modern economies and analyses them … of wage inequality between high-skilled and low-skilled workers, and the relatively low productivity growth experienced … by most countries. The author provides a number of alternative theories for the increase in wage inequality as a result …

Throughout the world, migration is an increasingly important and diverse component of population change, both at … national and sub-national levels. Migration impacts on the distribution of knowledge and generates externalities and spillover … effects. This book focuses on recent models and methods for analysing and forecasting migration, as well as on the basic …

Following China's accession to the WTO in 2001, reform of its science and technology system has deepened. This book … clusters, the R&D activities of multinational corporations operating in China, and the prospect of commercialization of high … that although high-tech exports have become an important contributing factor to China's economic growth, the country still …

The rate of economic growth in China over the last 50 years has been remarkable. However this has only highlighted the … inequalities between regions in China, making for considerable disquiet at the highest levels of Chinese policy-making. Not … proposals that have been applied to this thorny problem. The authors find that the industrial core of China (the South East and …

rising inequality across China as being both inevitable and ongoing. The central government's 'Western Development Strategy …This book surveys the competing, or sometimes complementary, roles of the state and the market in shaping China …'s pattern of regional development during the Communist era. The uneven pace of industrialisation across China's provinces during …

Business Networks and Strategic Alliances in China addresses how knowledge transfer and innovation are interwoven … multi-type enterprises in China. The book explains how China's remarkable global economic impact in recent years has … sophisticated empirical, theoretical, comparative and historical guide to understanding the nature of business networks in China is …

China in the Global Economy focuses on the theme of twin transitions occurring in the Chinese economy: the transition …. China's exporters face unprecedented competition in the world market and the flow of foreign direct investment has fallen …