This fourth revised edition sets out to analyze and compare the operational mechanisms of the Chinese economy between the pre- and post-reform periods and through national, regional and local dimensions. It examines the driving forces - both endogenous and exogenous - that have influenced...

"As evidenced by the yellow vests protest movement that began in France in 2018, the state of the French nation inspires gloom among many of its citizens. Brigitte Granville views this malaise as a peculiarly French symptom of the difficulties experienced by many advanced industrial democracies...

Following the launch in China of economic reforms and the 'open door policy', a new era of economic growth and global integration dawned. In 2008, the thirtieth anniversary year, China completes three decades of broad-based market-oriented macroeconomic reforms and restructuring. This book...

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; Part I Historical Background and General Survey; Chapter 1 Economic Lessons from History; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Significant Events in Major Historical Dynasties; 1.3 The Republic of China, 1911-; 1.4 Summary of Historical Lessons;...