China's regional disparities : issues and policies / V.F.S. Sit and Lu Da-dao, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Xue, Fengxuan.

Lu, Dadao.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regional disparities--China.

Regional disparities.

Economic conditions.

China.

China--Economic conditions--1949---Regional disparities.

China--Economic policy--1949-.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

vii, 285 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Huntington, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, [2001]

Contents:

Chapter 1 Regional Disparities in China: Background of Related Theories and Previous Studies / Victor F.S. Sit 1

Concerns and Efforts to Redress Regional Disparities 1

Regional Development Theories 3

Goals and Policies in Regional Development 4

Recent Studies on Regional Disparity in China 6

Nature of the State and Regional Disparities in China in 1949-1995 8

Organisation of the Chapters 11

Chapter 2 China's Regional Development Policies: A Review / Da-dao Lu, Victor F.S. Sit 19

1. Purposes of Regional Policies and China's Regions 19

2. Geographical Background and Development Setting 22

3. Pre-1972 Regional Policies Under the Dictate of National Security 26

4. First Regional Development Policy Readjustment, 1973-78 29

5. Regional Policy Based on Comparative Advantages and Rapid Growth, 1979-1992 30

6. Second Major Regional Development Policy Readjustment (1992 And After) 32

7. Evaluation of China's Regional Development Policies 34

Chapter 3 Assessing Total Regional Development in China / Weidong Liu 39

1. Importance of Regional Disparity in Development 39

2. Post-1949 Regional Development Disparity 40

3. Regional Development, Resources and Disparity: 1990-96 47

4. Regionalization of China's Socio-Economic Development 66

Chapter 4 The Tax Division Scheme: Central-Local Financial Relations in the 1990s / Yi Liu, Chusheng Lin 85

1. Evolution of the Central-Local Financial Relations 86

2. Characteristics and Problems 88

3. Tax Division Scheme and Its Implementation 96

Chapter 5 Regional Economic and Technological Cooperation / PANG Xiaomin, Becky P.Y.Loo 105

2. National Policy Framework 106

3. Cooperation Strategy and Policy Measures Among Local Governments 109

4. Future Development and Difficulties for Regional Cooperation Organizations 124

5. Concluding Comments: Conflicts between Local and Central Governments 128

Chapter 6 Regional Appraisal of The Transportation and Communication Infrastructure / JIN Fengjun, Jixian Wang 131

1. Development Trends of T&C Infrastructure in the Eighth FYP (1991-95) 132

2. Increased Regional Disparities 136

3. Classification of Provinces by T&C Infrastructure 141

4. Node-Corridor Development 146

5. Conclusion: A Summative Assessment 149

Chapter 7 Environmental Policy and Environment of the Regions / Bo-jie Fu, Ya-qin Li 153

1. A New 15-Year Environmental Strategy (1996-2010) 154

2. Environmental Pollution and its Treatment in Key Areas 156

3. Regional Ecological Conditions and Eco-engineering in Rehabilitation 162

4. Investment Benefits and Policy Effect of Environmental Protection in the Provinces 173

5. Appraisal and Conclusion 177

Chapter 8 Agriculture and Food Supply Policies / GU Shuzhong, Becky P.Y. Loo 183

2. Declining Agricultural Production Growth Rates 184

3. Changes in Cultivated Land and Regional Variations 186

4. Regional Balance of Grain Supply and Demand 188

5. Overall Assessments 196

Chapter 9 Poverty Stricken Areas and Poverty Relief / Hui Liu 199

1. Distribution of Poverty-Stricken Population 201

2. National Poverty Relief Policies and their Implementation 207

3. Results of National Poverty Relief Policies of 1995-1996 216

4. Measures and Results of Poverty Relief in Major Poverty-Stricken Areas 219

5. Conclusion: Poverty Relief Questions to be Addressed in the Future 225

Chapter 10 Impact of Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade on Growth and Regional Development / Victor F. S. Sit, Jianming Cai 229

1. Patterns of Utilizing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 230

2. Pattern of Foreign Trade 236

3. Impact of Foreign Investment and Foreign Trade on China's Economic Development 239

4. Impact of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment on China's Regional Development 240

5. Development Strategies for Utilizing Foreign Investment 250

Chapter 11 Development and Regional Effects of Special Economic Zones and Open Cities / Jie Fan, Yok-shiu Lee 261

1. The Development of the Sezs and Open Cities Under the Eighth Five Year Plan Period 262

2. Growth of Major Types of Development Areas 266

3. Development Strategy and Regional Effects 271.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1560729155

OCLC:

48682112