The economy of the Chinese mainland : national income and economic development, 1933-1959 / Ta-chung Liu, Kung-chia Yeh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liu, Dazhong, author.

Contributor:

Yeh, Kung-chia, editor.

United States. Air Force.

Rand Corporation.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 2163

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Economic conditions.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (790 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1965.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

A picture of a relentless drive for industrialization at the expense of living standards is presented in this authoritative comparison of the economic development of China in the Communist and pre-Communist periods. The authors have made a quantitative analysis of the economy of the Chinese mainland from 1952 to 1959 and related it to accounts for 1933. Their interpretation differs dramatically from official Communist statements; and their findings cast serious doubt on Communist claims for annual increases in national income. For 1958, for instance, the official figure for the rate of increase was 34 per cent, but the true rate was probably nearer to 14 per cent.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Notes on Chinese Units

Part I

Chapter I: Introduction

Chapter II: Domestic Product and Expenditure: A Summary of Data, Methods, and Findings

Chapter III: Pattern of Economic Development: Preliminary Analysis of Findings

Chapter IV: Estimate of Domestic Product by Industrial Origin

Chapter V: Estimate of Domestic Expenditure by End Use

Part II: Appendixes and Reference Materials

Appendix A. Output of Agricultural Products, 1933

Appendix B. Farm Prices in 1933

Appendix C. Output of Agricultural Products, 1952-57

Appendix D. Farm Prices in 1952

Appendix E. Gross and Net Value of Agricultural Production, 1933 and 1952-57

Appendix F. Derivation of Value Added by Factories, 1933 and 1952-57

Appendix G. Derivation of Value Added in Certain Handicraft Products, 1933 and 1952-57

Appendix H. Derivation of Value Added in Other Nonagricultural Sectors

Appendix I. Price Deflators for Domestic Product and Expenditure

Appendix J. Reconstructed Communist Estimate of Domestic Product and its Reconciliation with the Adjusted Estimate, 1952-57

Appendix K. Computations for the 1958-59 Estimate of Domestic Product

Appendix L. An Alternative View of Basic Construction and Investment in Working Capital

Introduction to Reference Materials

List of Short Titles

List of Periodicals and Newspapers Consulted

Bibliography

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

"This study was undertaken by the Rand Corporation for the United States Air Force."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-65120-5

1-4008-7726-1

OCLC:

966836552