China and inward foreign investment -- China's approach toward foreign investment -- The economic impact of foreign … companies in China -- Catalytic impacts and spillovers from fies -- Foreign investment in Chinese cities -- Corporate case … studies -- Econometric analysis of foreign investment in China -- Perspectives on foreign investment in China …

The book provides insights into the economic and social transformation that China has undergone from 1979 to the … present. Based on the author's research in China for over three decades, China's Transformation: The Success Story and the … growth are so strong that it has been difficult for China to change its main development path to achieve a desirable level of …

Preface: The umbrella king -- How "Mao's China" became the "factory to the world" -- Taiwan's "economic miracle …" -- "Second spring" : Taiwan's traditional manufacturers discover mainland China -- From SME to ODM : Taiwan's integration into … boat to go to sea" : Taiwanese business practices in China -- Affordable luxury : changing the way China eats (and more …

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- China's reforms : overview and a view from below -- Development strategy and the … state and the agency trap -- The party and its governing capacity -- Effects on people -- Tves as catalysts in China … China's development : lessons for global transformation -- Glossary -- Index -- About the author …