making process in China. Moreover, there are significant regional differences of Chinese consumers in terms of relationship … and south of mainland China. Design/methodology/approach – Based on previous research and relationship marketing theories … collected from two cities of China using survey method. Findings – Regional differences exist between the two groups of Chinese …

availability of energy is irregular across China. The regional consumption and composition of energy supply are analysed in this … identified that: energy consumption is predominantly in eastern China – energy resources, however, are principally distributed … in the western China; and owing to the divergent efficiency of differing energy sources, the effect on the regional …

availability of energy is irregular across China. The regional consumption and composition of energy supply are analysed in this … identified that: energy consumption is predominantly in eastern China ? energy resources, however, are principally distributed in … the western China; and owing to the divergent efficiency of differing energy sources, the effect on the regional economy …

, less is known about how, between China's coast and interior, relative returns to domestic capital and foreign investment … capital are higher in China's coastal economy, returns to foreign-owned capital are higher in the interior region. Indeed, the …. Notwithstanding the fact that over the past 30 years China's economy has increasingly liberalized both internally and externally, it …

energy consumption in 2007 to calculate the regional differences of energy consumption footprint of 30 provinces in China; by … provinces with higher EFF are mainly concentrate in the Middle Eastern China, which have a developed industry, such as Shandong …, Hebei, and Liaoning Province and so on. However, provinces with lower EFF mainly concentrated in Western China, which have a …

This paper reconsiders the ‘curse of resources’ hypothesis for the case of China, and distinguishes between resource … positive impact on economic growth, while resource dependence has a negative impact. The impact of the ‘West China Development …

the consequence of the occurrence of credit rationing on farmer's capital accumulation, investment and supply. The method … discount rate. Finally, if the uncertainty is introduced, then the level of investment spending and capital accumulation is …

This study provides technological change, factor demand and inter-factor substitutability measures for China … suggest that energy is substitutable to capital and complementary to labor regarding cross-price elasticity. Capital is …