Special economic zones and the economic transition in China / Wei Ge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ge, Wei.

Series:

Economic ideas leading to the 21st century ; vol. 5.

Economic ideas leading to the 21st century ; vol. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic zoning--China.

Economic zoning.

Investments, Foreign--China.

Investments, Foreign.

China--Economic policy--1976-2000.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines China's economic development since 1949, with special emphasis on the economic transition of the past two decades and the role of special economic zones in this gradually evolving process. Various issues concerning the formation of the zones are explored. The performance of the zones and their impacts on the Chinese economy and the transitional path are assessed in aspects such as economic growth, structural changes, investment financing, employment and wages, technology transfers and learning, productivity gains, standards of living, trade expansion and the changing pattern

Contents:

FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Two-Decade Development: A Brief Account; 1.2. Economic Transition and Special Economic Zones; 1.3. The Scope of the Study; 2. WHY A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE?; 2.1. The Chinese Economy in the Pre-Reform Era: A Historical Background; 2.1.1. Installation of a Central Planning System; 2.1.2. Progress Made During the Pre-Reform Era; 2.1.3. Economic Structural Changes; 2.2. Issues Brought to Light in the Pre-Reform Development; 2.2.1. Development Strategy and Sectoral Relationships; 2.2.2. Accumulation and Consumption

2.2.3. The Source of Economic Growth and Efficiency2.2.4. Economic Independence and Resource Utilization; 2.3. Initiation of Economic Reform and Opening-Up Policies; 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES; 3.1. Formation of Special Economic Zones; 3.2. Objectives and the Economic Structure of Special Economic Zones; 3.3. Policies and Regulations; 3.4. Prototype Arrangement with Foreign Investor; 3.5. Development of Infrastructure; 4. THE PERFORMANCE OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES; 4.1. Growth Pattern and Economic Structure; 4.2. Utilization of Foreign Capital; 4.3. Labor Employment and Wages

4.4. Productivity4.5. Foreign Trade; 4.6. Standards of Living; 5. IMPACTS OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES ON THE CHINESE ECONOMY; 5.1. Gains from the Special Economic Zones; 5.2. Promoting Regional Development; 5.2.1. Employment and Resource Utilization; 5.2.2. Capital Formation and Technology Transfer; 5.2.3. Trade Expansion; 5.3. Opening of the Economy; 5.3.1. Opening as a Gradual Process; 5.3.2. Utilization of Foreign Capital; 5.3.3. Trade Development; 5.4. Economic Reforms; 6. SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES IN THE 1990s: THE PUDONG NEW AREA; 6.1. Establishment of Pudong New Area

6.2. Infrastructure Development and Financing6.3. Foreign Investment; 6.4. Pattern of Trade; 6.5. Emergence of Non-State Sector; 6.6. Economic Growth and Structural Changes; 7. POLICY LESSONS AND CONCLUDING REMARKS; 7.1. Factors Required for a Successful Special Economic Zone Operation; 7.2. Links between Special Economic Zone and Domestic Economy; 7.3. Special Economic Zone and Economic Transition; 7.3.1. The Types of Foreign Investment Matter; 7.3.2. Economic Transition and Sequencing; 7.3.3. A Note on Economic Transition and Development; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Revision of the author's dissertation (Ph. D.)--University of Pennsylvania, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187) and index.

ISBN:

9789812818072

9812818073