Problems in China's transitional economy : property rights and transitional models / Hu Xiaobo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hu, Xiaobo.

Series:

East Asian Institute Contemporary China Series

EAI occasional paper ; no. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Right of property--China.

Right of property.

China--Economic policy--1976-.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific ; Singapore : Singapore University Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

1997 saw a major reform in China which signaled the move away from its traditional economy, when Jiang Zemin called off the debate on public versus private ownership. However, none of the existing theories can fully explain the transformation of the property rights system during the post-Mao reforms. The first part of this volume will reconceptualize the property rights reform in post-Mao China to provide a political economy explanation of why the transformation of property rights in China appears piece-meal.The success of the post-Mao reforms can be attributed to China's ability to integrate

Contents:

CONTENTS; TRANSFORMATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS IN REFORMING CHINA; TRANSFORMATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS IN REFORMING CHINA; Introduction; Transition Theories; A Political Economy Analysis; The First Two Stages in Chinese Transition; Decentralization: Delegation of the User Rights; Development of the Tertiary Sector and TVEs: Extractor Rights Informalized; Formalization of Property Rights: Beginning of a New Stage; Bankruptcy and Merger: Realization of the Seller Rights; Different Interests; The Seller Rights; Shareholding: Completion of Property Rights Transformation; Ideological Justification

The Limited Seller RightsTransformation of Property Rights; Conclusion; WHAT CAN BE LEARNED FROM CHINA'S TRANSITION?; WHAT CAN BE LEARNED FROM CHINA'S TRANSITION?; Introduction; Transition Models; Prosterman's Land Reform in South Vietnam; Gradualism; Shock Therapy; Models of Transition?; Political Economic Reform in Vietnam; A Prediction; Conclusion; References; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-69).

ISBN:

981-281-597-X