China's regional disparities
Subtitle: issues and policies
By: V.F.S. Sit and Lu Da-dao, editors.
Contributors: Xue, Fengxuan.; Lu, Dadao.
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Huntington, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
Subjects: Regional disparities -- China.; China -- Economic conditions -- 1949- -- Regional disparities.; China -- Economic policy -- 1949-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Regional Disparities in China: Background of Related; title: Theories and Previous Studies; title: Victor F.S. Sit; title: Concerns and Efforts to Redress Regional Disparities; title: Regional Development Theories; title: Goals and Policies in Regional Development; title: Recent Studies on Regional Disparity in China; title: Nature of the State and Regional Disparities in China in 1949-1995; title: Organisation of the Chapters; title: Concluding Remark; title: Acknowledgement; title: References; title: Chapter 2 China's Regional Development Policies: A Review; title: LUDa-dao and VF.S. Sit; title: 1. Purposes of Regional Policies and China's Regions; title: 2. Geographical Background and Development Setting; title: 3. Pre-1972 Regional Policies Under the Dictate of National Security; title: 4. First Regional Development Policy Readjustment, 1973-78; title: 5. Regional Policy Based on Comparative Advantages and Rapid Growth,; title: 1979-1992; title: 6. Second Major Regional Development Policy Readjustment (1992 And After); title: 7. Evaluation of China's Regional Development Policies; title: References; title: Chapter 3 Assessing Total Regional Development in China; title: LIU Weidong; title: 1. Importance of Regional Disparity in Development; title: 2. Post-1949 Regional Development Disparity; title: 3. Regional Development, Resources and Disparity: 1990-96; title: 4. Regionalization of China's Socio-Economic Development; title: 5. Conclusion; title: References; title: Chapter 4 The Tax Division Scheme: Central-Local Financial Relations; title: in the 1990s; title: LIU Yi and LIN Chusheng; title: 1. Evolution of the Central-Local Financial Relations; title: 2. Characteristics and Problems; title: 3. Tax Division Scheme and Its Implementation; title: 4. Conclusion and Suggestions; title: References; title: Chapter 5 Regional Economic and Technological Cooperation; title: PANG Xiaomin and Becky P. Y.LOO; title: 1. Background; title: 2. National Policy Framework; title: 3. Cooperation Strategy and Policy Measures Among Local Governments; title: 4. Future Development and Difficulties for Regional Cooperation Organizations; title: 5. Concluding Comments:Conflicts between Local and Central Governments; title: References; title: Chapter 6 Regional Appraisal of The Transportation and; title: Communication Infrastructure; title: JN Fengiun and Jixian WANG; title: 1. Development Trends of T&C Infrastructure in the Eighth FYP (1991-95); title: 2. Increased Regional Disparities; title: 3. Classification of Provinces by T&C Infrastructure; title: 4. Node-Corridor Development; title: 5. Conclusion: A Summative Assessment; title: References; title: Chapter 7 Environmental Policy and Environment of the Regions; title: FUBo-jie and LI Ya-qin; title: 1. A New 15-Year Environmental Strategy (1996-2010); title: 2. Environmental Pollution and its Treatment in Key Areas; title: 3. Regional Ecological Conditions and Eco-engineering in Rehabilitation; title: 4. Investment Benefits and Policy Effect of Enviromental Protection; title: in the Provinces; title: 5. Appraisal and Conclusion; title: References; title: Chapter 8 Agriculture and Food Supply Policies; title: GU Shuzhong and Becky P. Y.LOO; title: 1. Background; title: 2. Declining Agricultural Production Growth Rates; title: 3. Changes in Cultivated Land and Regional Variations; title: 4. Regional Balance of Grain Supply and Demand; title: 5. Overall Assessments; title: References; title: Chapter 9 Poverty Stricken Areas and Poverty Relief; title: LIUHui; title: 1. Distribution of Poverty-Stricken Population; title: 2. National Poverty Relief Policies and their Implementation; title: 3. Results of National Poverty Relief Policies of 1995-1996; title: 4. Measures and Results of Poverty Relief in Major Poverty-Stricken Areas; title: 5. Conclusion:Poverty Relief Questions to be Addressed in the Future; title: References; title: Chapter 10 Impact of Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade on; title: Growth and Regional Development; title: Victor F.S. SIT and CAIJianming; title: 1. Patterns of Utilizing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); title: 2. Pattern of Foreign Trade; title: 3. Impact of Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade on China's Economic; title: Development; title: 4. Impact of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment on China's; title: Regional Development; title: 5. Development Strategies for Utilizing Foreign Investment; title: 6. Conclusions; title: References; title: Chapter 11 Development and Regional Effects of Special Economic; title: Zones and Open Cities; title: FANJie and Yok-shiu LEE; title: 1. The Development of the Sezs and Open Cities Under the Eighth Five Year; title: Plan Period; title: 2. Growth of Major Types of Development Areas; title: 3. Development Strategy and Regional Effects; title: 4. Conclusion; title: References; title: Index.