China's economy continues to grow at a great rate, with important consequences for China's society and environment, as well as for the wider world economy. Reforms are being undertaken in many areas within China, both to encourage continued economic growth and also to mitigate the adverse effects of growth on society and the environment. This book, based on extensive original research by a wide range of leading experts, examines many key issues connected to China's economic growth and its impact. Subjects covered amongst many others include: growth and inequality; labour market reforms; technological innovations and their impact; employment, unemployment and training; and the search for economic development that is ecologically sustainable.
Author(s): Zhongmin Wu
Edition: 1
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 344
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Figures......Page 13
Tables......Page 15
Contributors......Page 18
Introduction: China in the world economy: an overview......Page 24
Part I Three decades of economic growth......Page 30
1 China’s structural changes and transition process......Page 32
2 Do sentiment indicators help to assess and predict actual developments in the Chinese economy?......Page 63
3 Supporting China’s GDP with ecologically efficient ultra high-speed freight transport systems......Page 79
4 Dynamic evolution of regional growth disparity in China: Evidence from 1978 to 2005......Page 101
5 Growth, inequality and poverty in China......Page 120
Part II Labour market reform......Page 138
6 The impact of technology adoption on employment: Exploration from the perspective of the manufacturing industry in transitional China......Page 140
7 Evaluating job training in two Chinese cities......Page 160
8 Job search with non-participation......Page 179
9 Youth unemployment in urban China......Page 204
Part III Sustainable development and policy......Page 218
10 Openness and productivity in China......Page 220
11 Private sector development in Anhui Province: The impact of regional spillovers from Jiangsu Province......Page 235
12 Does public ownership really help?: China’s TVE development and the change of ownership structure......Page 258
13 Developing corporate social responsibility in China: The impact of government regulations, market orientation and ownership structure......Page 287
14 Technological entrepreneurship: Regional variations and impacts of entrepreneurship policy......Page 298
15 Efficient and equitable compensation for agricultural land conversion: Theory and an application for China......Page 319
Index......Page 336
