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.
US-China Relations in the Twenty-First Century: A Question of Trust
1st Edition
By Michael Tai
May 10, 2017
The relationship between the United States and China will be of critical importance to the world throughout the twenty-first century. In the West China’s rise is often portrayed as a threat and China seen in negative terms. This book explores the dynamics of this crucial relationship. It looks in ...
Understanding China: The Silk Road and the Communist Manifesto
1st Edition
By Peter Nolan
February 16, 2017
If the West wishes to understand China better, it needs to appreciate the depth of thought and range of debate that is taking place within the Chinese political system. China is entering a new and complicated phase in its development. From a minnow in the 1970s it has become a mighty player on the ...
Financial Sector Reform and the International Integration of China
1st Edition
Edited
By Zhongmin Wu
November 24, 2016
China's economy, which continues to grow rapidly, is having an ever greater impact on the rest of the world. This impact is likely to be felt increasingly in the financial sector where China's foreign currency reserves, fuelled by the huge trade surplus, are a very significant factor in world ...
China in the World Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Zhongmin Wu
July 12, 2016
China's economy continues to grow at a great rate, with important consequences for China's society and environment, as well as for the wider world economy. Reforms are being undertaken in many areas within China, both to encourage continued economic growth and also to mitigate the adverse effects ...
China's Economic Dynamics: A Beijing Consensus in the making?
1st Edition
Edited
By Jun Li, Liming Wang
June 28, 2016
Although Chinese economic growth continues strong, and although China coped very well with the recent global crisis, the Chinese economy faces many challenges, including how to sustain growth, how to rebalance the economy towards more domestic consumption, how to accommodate rising wages, growing ...
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...