The political economy of the Chinese coal industry
Subtitle: black gold and blood-stained coal
By: Tim Wright
Series: Routledge studies on the Chinese economy -- 45
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780415493284; 9780203802588
Subjects: Economic policy; Coal trade; Coal mines and mining
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: China's political economy and the coal industry; title: China's coal industry: growth and development over the long term; title: Rent seeking and the political economy of coal prices; title: The financial performance of coal enterprises; title: The rural coal mines and their owners: social costs and benefits; title: The central state and the rural mines; title: Low wages and poor job security?; title: Coal mine safety: the record; title: Coal mine safety: political determinants; title: Conclusion: the coal mining industry and the Chinese state.