Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy
About the Book Series
The primary aim of this series is to publish original, high quality, research-level work, by both new and established scholars in the West and East, on all aspects of the Chinese economy, including studies of business and economic history. Works of synthesis, reference books and edited collections will also be considered. Submissions from prospective authors are welcomed.
The East Asian Computer Chip War
1st Edition
By Ming-chin Monique Chu
May 26, 2016
The semiconductor industry is a vital industry for military establishments worldwide, and the control of, or loss of control of, this key industry has enormous strategic implications. This book focuses on the globalization of the strategic semiconductor industry and the security ramifications of ...
Catch-Up and Competitiveness in China: The Case of Large Firms in the Oil Industry
1st Edition
By Jin Zhang
March 03, 2016
This book examines the role of corporate structure, including the role of corporate headquarters, in the success of large firms. It considers these issues in relation to large global corporations, thereby providing a 'benchmark', which is then used as a contrast in a discussion of ...
China's Three Decades of Economic Reforms
1st Edition
Edited
By Xiaohui Liu, Wei Zhang
February 29, 2016
In the thirty years since China initiated economic reforms and its open-door policy, China has been transformed from a poor nation almost completely isolated from the global economy to an engine of growth of the world economy. China’s dynamic transition has been among the most dramatic developments...
China's Rural Financial System: Households' Demand for Credit and Recent Reforms
1st Edition
By Yuepeng Zhao
January 20, 2016
This book examines the credit needs and the borrowing behaviour of rural households in China in recent years. It is based on in-depth analysis of the status of households’ indebtedness and borrowing behaviour; the performance of Rural Credit Cooperatives (RCCs), as well as resources of informal ...
China's Development and Harmonization: Towards a Balance with Nature, Society and the International Community
1st Edition
Edited
By Bin Wu, Shujie Yao, Jian Chen
September 03, 2015
The concept of ‘harmonization’ has become very popular in China, with the Chinese government increasingly applying the term ‘harmonious society’ to internal affairs and the term ‘harmonious world’ to international relationships. Harmonization as both an end and a means of China’s development is ...
Chinese Economists on Economic Reform - Collected Works of Xue Muqiao
1st Edition
Edited
By The China Development Research Foundation
February 27, 2015
The China Development Research Foundation is one of the leading economic and social think tanks in China, where many of the theoretical underpinnings and policy details of economic reform were formulated. This book is the first of a series which makes available to an English-speaking audience the ...
The Growth of Market Relations in Post-Reform Rural China: A Micro-Analysis of Peasants, Migrants and Peasant Entrepeneurs
1st Edition
By Hiroshi Sato
February 27, 2015
This book, based on in-depth field research at the local level, assesses the different factors that are contributing to the transition to a market economy and the growth of networks in rural China. It analyses the different socio-economic actors - peasant households, out-migrants, family businesses...
China as the Workshop of the World: An Analysis at the National and Industrial Level of China in the International Division of Labor
1st Edition
By Yuning Gao
August 12, 2014
Is China becoming the "workshop of the world" in the same way as Britain and the United States once were; or is China – as some multinational companies believe – simply a processing segment in global production networks? This book examines China’s role in the international division of labor: it ...
China's Role in Global Economic Recovery
1st Edition
Edited
By Xiaolan Fu
August 12, 2014
This book presents a wide-ranging assessment of the current state of China’s economy in relation to the global international economy. It discusses the role China has played in responding to the economic crisis; assesses the continuing strong prospects for further economic growth in China; and ...
Rising China in the Changing World Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Liming Wang
August 12, 2014
China's rapid and sustained growth over last thirty years has propelled it to become the world's second largest economy today and potentially the largest in the foreseeable future. As one of the first major economies pulling out of recession and the last remaining major socialist country in the ...
Sustainable Reform and Development in Post-Olympic China
1st Edition
Edited
By Shujie Yao, Bin Wu, Stephen P. Morgan, Dylan Sutherland
August 12, 2014
After thirty years of economic reform, China has reached a crossroads in its development process, and faces many challenges in the use of natural resources, the living environment, and the economic, social and political systems. The sustainability of China’s reform and development is even more ...
The Theory of the Firm and Chinese Enterprise Reform: The Case of China International Trust and Investment Corporation
1st Edition
By Xiao Qin
August 12, 2014
Changes to corporate structure, including the role of the corporate headquarters, have been key factors in bringing about economic reform in China. In this penetrating and insightful book, Xiao questions the conventional theory of the firm, arguing that the ultimate goal of the headquarters of ...