China's Transition to a Global Economy
Contributors: Michael Webber (Editor); Mark Wang (Editor); Zhu Ying (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: February 22, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781403901675
Subjects: Globalization; International economics; Structural adjustment (Economic policy); Economics - General; Business/Economics; Asia - China; Investments, Foreign; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Economics - Comparative; China; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Business & Economics / Economic Conditions; Business & Economics-Economics - Comparative; Political Science / Economic Policy; Political Science-Public Policy - Economic Policy; 2000-; Industries; Structural adjustment (Economi; Economic Conditions; Economic policy
First sentence: The last 200 years have witnessed two distinct approaches to the creation of a globalised economy.
Description: "China's Transition to a Global Economy analyses the nature of globalization in China and assesses its implications not only for the study of globalization itself but also that of regionalization and transition. China's approach to the global economy has so far stressed the liberalization of trade and investment flows and the development of a market economy. Important identifiers of globalization in China are thus the flows of labour, commodities and capital across borders and the emergence of market forms of organization. By these indexes, globalization in China has been gradual and uneven. As part of its approach to the global economy, the Chinese government has sought to manipulate the geography of economic development, both at the macro and local level. Examples include regional policies, special economic zones and high technology zones. Studies of these processes are complemented by two iconic examples of globalization and industrial development - a traditional industry (textiles) and a new industry (personal computers)."--Jacket.