Built on rich data analyses, this book offers a fresh and in-depth explanation of how China's pro-reform leaders … -- Preface -- 1 Economic Transition and the Case of China -- Big Bang and Incremental Approaches to Transition -- Big Bang and … Incremental Views of China's Success -- Political Studies on Reforms -- Alternative Explanation of China's Reforms: Strategies for …

full, carefully arrranged overview of China's diplomatic and trade relations with its major and minor Asian neighbours, and …-chieh -- Nepal -- Ts'eng-t'an -- Japan -- Korea -- Koguryŏ -- Paekche -- Later Paekche -- Silla -- Koryo -- The Northeast -- The Hsi …

This book provides the first, in-depth English study of the tax burden problems farmers face in China. … Peasants and Taxation in Historical Perspective -- RURAL TAXATION IN IMPERIAL CHINA -- RURAL TAXATION IN THE LATE QING AND …: DEVELOPMENTAL PRESSURES AND INCENTIVES -- STATE SPRAWL: CHINA'S EXPANDING BUREAUCRACY -- MUDDLED FINANCES AND THE RURAL FUNDING …

China's explosive economic growth since 1988 has not resulted in an equal increase of income among all Chinese citizens …Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1. China's Growth in the Reform Period -- 2. From Rural Development-Led Growth … to Growth Led by Integration with the Global Economy -- 3. Some Features of China's Integration with the Global Economy …

In the past 30 years, China has achieved an unprecedented development "miracle" in human history. How did China achieve … this? What are the key drivers for such a rapid growth? And most importantly, what can be learned from China's success …? While many factors could be identified to explain China's success, it is no doubt that the numerous Special Economic Zones …

East. Ancient sources reveal that after the Augustan conquest of Egypt, valued commodities from India, Arabia and China … East. Records from ancient China, early India and a range of significant archaeological discoveries provide further … Asia and, ultimately, China. …

In Playing Our Game, Edward Steinfeld offers a powerful challenge to the belief that China's rapid growth is eating … away at America's geopolitical strength. Rather, China's rapid economic expansion has proceeded from the opening of its … rely on Western institutions for the foreseeable future. Playing Our Game is a convincing rejoinder to the China critics …

Middle East -- Chapter Three: China's Return to the Greater Middle East -- Chapter Four: Pakistan, Japan, and South Korea … employment, industrial growth and economic development are exploding in China and India. The world's two most populous nations … relationship. It also examines the role of Pakistan, Japan, and South Korea in the region. Geoffrey Kemp, a longtime analyst of …

Beijing and Shanghai comprise the axes of China's two leading urban regions. Their economic fortunes will affect the … overall growth of China. The economic composition of the two megacities differs significantly and the future sources of … industrial powerhouse of China. Its strongest growth prospects still lie in activities associated with manufacturing industry …

Insulated from the dust, noise, and crowds churning outside, China's luxury hotels are staging areas for the new …'s social status in China, Markets and Bodies reveals the forms of social inequality produced by shifts in the …