| How Far Across the River?: Chinese Policy Reform at the Millennium Contributor(s): Hope, Nicholas C. (Editor), Yang, Dennis Tao (Editor), Li, Mu Yang (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0804747660 ISBN-13: 9780804747660 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: " An excellent examination of many of the crucial issues characterizing China's transition to a market economy. The book will be of great value not only to those people interested in China, but-- with increasing globalization-- to those interested in the world economy at large." -- Carl Riskin, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Social Science - History | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 330.951 |
| LCCN: 2003009659 |
| Series: Stanford Studies in International Economics and Development |
| Physical Information: 1.36" H x 6.16" W x 9.32" (1.83 lbs) 510 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gradual change has been a hallmark of the Chinese reform experience, and China's success in its sequential approach makes it unique among the former command economies. Since 1979, with the inception of the continuing era of reform, the Chinese economy has flourished. Growth has averaged nine percent a year, and China is now a trillion dollar economy. China has become a major trading power and the predominant target among developing countries for foreign direct investment. Despite all this, China remains poor and the reform process unfinished. This book takes its defining theme from Deng Xiaopeng's famous metaphor for gradual reform: "feeling the stones to cross the river." How far has China progressed in fording the river? The experts who contributed to this volume tackle many aspects of that question, assessing Chinese progress in policy reform, priorities for further reform, and the research still needed to inform policymakers' decisions. |