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Yunnan - a Chinese bridgehead to Asia : A case study of China's political and economic relations with its neighbours / Tim Summers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Summers, Tim.
- Series:
- Chandos Asian studies series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yunnan Sheng (China)--Economic conditions.
- Yunnan Sheng (China).
- Yunnan Sheng (China)--Politics and government.
- Space in economics.
- Physical Description:
- xxxvi, 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Chandos pub. ; Cambridge : Woodhead pub., 2013.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: why Yunnan?
- Previous studies on Yunnan
- A provincial case study of China's political and economic relations
- Structure of the book
- Notes
- 2.China in a changing world
- Western China and the global economy
- China and its Asian neighbours
- Provincial agency in China's global interactions
- 3.Yunnan's history in regional perspective
- From Dian kingdom to Mongol conquest
- From Ming integration to inward rebalancing' in the Qing
- Late Qing decline and European incursions
- Reform, revolution and the war period in Yunnan
- Yunnan from 1949
- 4.Repositioning Yunnan: ideas and policy
- Early ideas of opening up' in Yunnan
- Turning point: 1992
- Developing ideas and policy
- The great international transit route' and CAFTA
- National belonging
- Repositioning continued
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- 5.Yunnan and regional institutions
- Contents note continued: Early regional engagement: Greater Mekong Subregion
- Yunnan and BCIM
- New dynamics in the region(s) - CAFTA and a revitalised GMS
- Guangxi and regional institutions
- Yunnan and domestic regionalism
- 6.Infrastructure development
- The early 1990s: limited transport infrastructure
- Transport infrastructure in 2001
- Further developments: 2006 and beyond
- Energy security and infrastructure development
- Challenges: politics and international relations
- 7.From border trade to going out'
- New trends from 2001
- Going out': outward investment from Yunnan
- Domestic trade and Investment
- 8.Conclusion
- Provincial agency and competitive internationalisation'
- China, Asia and global political economy
- Notes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780857094445
- 0857094440
- OCLC:
- 855581538
- Publisher Number:
- 99954657147
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