This book uncovers the mysterious social and political structures of China's "Third Front," the large state-sponsored development of inland China during the late Maoist period. This movement gave birth to a few important industrial bases such as Panzhihua and Liupanshui and had …
What can Chinese economists learn from the Japanese economic boom and subsequent stagnation? This project aims to institutionally and empirically investigate the growth mechanism and determinants of sustainable development in China compared with Japanese experiences. This is the…
What can Chinese economists learn from the Japanese economic boom and subsequent stagnation? This project aims to institutionally and empirically investigate the growth mechanism and determinants of sustainable development in China compared with Japanese experiences. This is the…
This book analyzes the characteristics of China's economic operation in the new era and explores Xi's thought on China's development. The book consists of six parts. The first part puts forward the guiding principles and main contents of political economy of socialism with Chine…
This open access book explores one of the most fiercely debated issues in China: if and how China will surpass the middle income trap that has plagued many developing countries for years. This book gives readers a clear picture of China today and acts as a reference for other de…
This book explores the essence of the middle-income trap based on two major perspectives, namely "economic transformation" and "social transformation". China has experienced high-speed economic growth for nearly 40 years since the adoption of the Reform and Opening policies. How…
This book explores the essence of the middle-income trap based on two major perspectives, namely "economic transformation" and "social transformation". China has experienced high-speed economic growth for nearly 40 years since the adoption of the Reform and Opening policies. How…
This open access book contextualizes Chinas 70 years of contemporary history against one coherent backdrop: a late developing country endeavoring at all costs to industrialize, whether it was in the name of socialism or capitalism. This path is even more complicated by Chinas ge…
This open access book contextualizes Chinas 70 years of contemporary history against one coherent backdrop: a late developing country endeavoring at all costs to industrialize, whether it was in the name of socialism or capitalism. This path is even more complicated by Chinas ge…
China has dominated the news for nearly a decade now and will continue to grab the headlines as it moves inexorably towards becoming the world's largest economy. It already has the largest middle class in the world; the largest internet user population in the world; the largest …