Routledge Studies on China in Transition
About the Book Series
The spectacular economic development of China has raised many questions about its future. China in Transition participates in the intellectual developments by focusing on social, political and cultural change in the China of the 1990s and beyond. Drawing on new research from scholars in Asia, Australia, North America and Europe, this series is invaluable in monitoring reform and interpreting the consequences for China, its neighbours and the West.
China's Spatial Economic Development: Regional Transformation in the Lower Yangzi Delta
1st Edition
By Andrew M. Marton
December 21, 2000
The spatial patterns of China's rapid economic transformation fundamentally challenge conventional geographies of urban and regional development. This book provides a theoretically informed case study of the local character of regional change in China's lower Yangzi Delta, as well as a new ...
Regional Development in China: States, Globalization and Inequality
1st Edition
By Yehua Dennis Wei
October 12, 2000
This study systematically examines uneven regional development in China, focusing on three central agents: the foreign investor, the state and the region. Wei's findings have important implications for theories of, and policy towards, Chinese regional development. This book is a vital resource for ...
Industrial Change in China: Economic Restructuring and Conflicting Interests
1st Edition
By Kate Hannan
December 22, 1998
This book analyses the industrial reform measures taken by the Chinese government during the decade 1985-95 and identifies the economic and political tensions and contradictions that state enterprise reform has presented to a leadership intent on maintaining its authoritative political ...
The Entrepreneurial State in China: Real Estate and Commerce Departments in Reform Era Tianjin
1st Edition
By Jane Duckett
September 21, 1998
Jane Duckett describes in detail new state business activities in China and explains why they have appeared. Using research on the northern city of Tianjin during the 1990s, she argues that individual departments, within the Chinese state, are involved in the market economy through the ...
China's Enterprise Reform: Changing State/Society Relations After Mao
1st Edition
By You Ji
January 14, 1998
China's basic work units, collectively known as the danwei system, have undergone significant reform, particularly since 1984. The author examines how this system operates and how reform is generating change in the party at grassroots level.The author demonstrates how China's post-Mao reforms have ...
Beyond Beijing: Liberalization and the Regions in China
1st Edition
By Dali L. Yang
August 20, 1997
This book offers a balanced assessment of the dynamics and consequences of the decentralization of power and resources in post- Mao China. The author argues that decentralization has increased tensions amongst ethnic groups and unleashed much competition and emulation among local governments. This ...