China's reforms and international political economy / edited by David Zweig and Chen Zhimin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zweig, David.

Chen, Zhimin, 1966-

Series:

Routledge studies--China in transition ; 27.

Routledge studies on China in transition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Political aspects.

Globalization.

China--Economic policy--1976-2000.

China.

Economic policy.

China--Politics and government--1976-2002.

Politics and government.

Globalization--Economic aspects--China.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization--Political aspects--China.

Physical Description:

xxii, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

Written by an international team of experts from the US, UK, Hong Kong, China, Korea and Canada, this important and interesting book examines and explores the relationship between the international political and economic system, and Chinas economic and political transition. Exploring international relations theory with a China-centric view, the book addresses key and significant questions such as: Has the outside world shaped Chinas position within the global polity and economic, and affected the way China deals with the world economy?Have Chinese leaders and foreign policy makers internalized the norms and values of the global economic activity?Who are the key players in China in this process of globalization? Giving vital insights into Chinas likely development and international influence in the next decade, Chinas Reforms and International Political Economy is an essential and invaluable read.

Contents:

Introduction: international political economy and explanations of China's globalization / David Zweig, Chen Zhimin 1

Part I External structures: power, norms, multilateralism and production 19

1 Beyond the disciplinary heartlands: studying China's international political economy / Shaun A. Breslin 21

2 Soft balancing and reciprocal engagement: international structures and China's foreign policy choices / Chen Zhimin 42

3 China in the world and the world in China: the domestic impact of international institutions on China's politics, 1978-2000 / Su Changhe 62

4 China, Southeast Asia and East Asian economic regionalism / Richard Stubbs 77

Part II China and the World Trade Organization 95

5 How reform drove China's integration into the international community / Fan Yongming 97

6 Trade policy and regulatory politics: China's WTO implementation in comparative perspective / Margaret M. Pearson 112

7 Hinges and latches on the open door: the normative parameters of China's WTO accession / Jeremy T. Paltiel 131

Part III Outside in or inside out? Case studies 153

8 Between "outside-in" and "inside-out": the internationalization of the Chinese state / Gregory T. Chin 155

9 Dancing with wolves: opening the pharmaceutical sector in China / Karen Minden, Jeffrey L. Dong 171

10 How China responds to trade sanctions: decoding the Sino-South Korean "Garlic War" / Jae Ho Chung 186

11 Globalization and transnational human capital: overseas and returnee scholars to China / David Zweig, Chen Changgui, Stanley Rosen 204.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415396131

9780415396134

OCLC:

70698918