"China has achieved remarkable, sustained economic growth under the policies of "reform and opening up" put into place since the late 1970s. China's industrial policies have nurtured a large group of firms with high profits and a high market capitalisation. However, few people in the West can...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- Introduction -- 1 Philosophical Foundations -- The West -- China -- Conclusion -- 2 The West since the Asian Financial Crisis --...

1. China and the World Trade Organization : the challenge for China's large-scale industry / Peter Nolan -- 2. Technical change and firm-level catch-up in developing countries : the case of telecommunications / Peter Nolan And Jin Zhang -- 3. Globalization and industrial concentration : the...

1. Making a choice under pressure -- 2. Detrimental effects of redundancy -- 3. Breakdown of natural resources -- 4. The economy of waste -- 5. Humans and entropy -- 6. Making a fresh start -- 7. Engel's law -- 8. The principle of equivalence -- 9. Overcoming barriers -- 10. A blueprint for...