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Klappentext China's economic reform constitutes one of the most remarkable events of the second half of the twentieth century. It not only significantly improved the living conditions of the Chinese population but also provides a useful model of economic transition from central planning to a market economy. Growth without Miracles brings together thirty widely-cited articles by prominent economists in the field of China studies to offer authoritative and through assessments and analyses of China's experience during the reform period. Zusammenfassung How did the Chinese economic reform succeed? What are the issues still to be addressed? And what are the lessons? This volume brings together 30 articles by prominent economists in the field of Chinese economic studies. It offers a thorough assessment and analyses of the Chinese experiences during the reform period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Introduction and Overview 1 The Economic Growth of the Chinese Economy: A Historical Perspective 2 The Neither This nor That Economy 3 Completing Chinas Move to the Market Part 2 Economic Foundations Before Reform 4 Foundations for the Future: The Building of Modern Machinery in Shanghai before the Pacific War 5 Pre-reform Economic Development in China 6 A Long-Term Appraisal of Country Risk Part 3 Macroeconomic Policy and Stability 7 Economic Growth and Stability in China 8 Chinas Macroeconomic Performance and Management during Transition Part 4 Agricultural Policy 9 Plan and Market in Chinas Agricultural Commerce 10 Rural Reforms and Agricultural Growth in China 11 How Should China Feed Itself? Part 5 Rural Industrialization 12 Township, Village, and Private Industry in Chinas Economic Reform 13 Surrounding the Cities from the Countryside 14 The Nature of the Township-Village Enterprise 15 Public vs. Private Ownership of Firms: Evidence from Rural China Part 6 Enterprise Reform and Industrial Development 16 Enterprise Reform in Chinese Industry 17 Incentives and Autonomy in Chinese State Enterprises 18 The State Sector under Reform 19 Chinas Industrial Growth and Efficiency: A Comparison between the State and the TVE sectors Part 7 Factor Markets and Income 20 Towards a Labour Market in China 21 Fiscal Decentralization and Growing Regional Disparities in Rural China: Some Evidence in the Provision of Social Services 22 Wage Determination and Occupational Attainment in the Rural Industrial Sector of China 23 Income and Inequality in China: Composition, Distribution, and Growth of Household Income, 1988 to 1995 Part 8 External Sector 24 The Role of Foreign Trade and Investment in Chinas Economic Transformation 25 Institutional Change, Trade Composition, and Export Supply Potential in China 26 Chinas WTO Membership: Whats at Stake? 27 Chinas Integration into the World Economy Part 9 Lessons from Chinas Experiences 28 How to Reform a Planned Economy: Lessons from China 29 Structural Factors in the Economic Reforms of China 30 Challenges of Chinas Economic System for Economic Theory ...
