"Over the past seven decades-since the 1949 Revolution-every aspect of Chinese society has been profoundly transformed multiple times. No sector has experienced more tumultuous twists and turns than industry. The eight articles contained in this volume examine these twists and turns, focusing on...

INTRODUCTION—RETHINKING THE GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN THEORY -- Chapter 1. Understanding the Background of the Upgrading of Chinese Enterprises -- Chapter 2. Literature Research into Enterprise Upgrading -- Chapter 3. Case Study of Enterprise Upgrading -- Chapter 4. Empirical Study on Overall...

This chapter argues that the global information technology (IT) industry has become increasingly modularized through the digitization of information and that this modularization manifests itself in the reorganization and relocation of the IT industry. This chapter has three main points. First,...

Chap. 1: Jiang Xiaojuan: Economic transition and industrial development. Relevance, rationale, and significance to theories on economic transition. Chap.2: Marukawa, Tomoo: The Chinese television industry. An example of gradual transition. Chap. 3: Toshio, Tajima: Formation of Chinese-type...

The inefficiencies of China's state-owned property policies form the central focus of this Article. In short, I argue that ill-defined property rights and transaction costs have hindered China's macroeconomic transition. My contentions diverge from prior scholarship, however, by explaining the...