China in the World Economy

<p>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.</p> <p>Introduction: China in the World Economy<em> Zhongmin Wu</em> <strong>Part 1: Three Decades of Economic Growth </strong> 1. Structural Changes and the Transition Process of China <em>Alberto Bagnai and Christian A. Mongeau Ospina</em> 2. Do Sentiment Indicators Help to Assess and Predict Actual Developments of the Chinese Economy? <em>Aaron Mehrotra and Jouko Rautava </em>3. Supporting China’s GDP with Ecologically Efficient Ultra-high Speed Freight Transport Systems <em>John Kidd and Marielle Stumm</em> 4. Dynamic Evolution of Regional Growth Disparity in China: Evidence from 1978 to 2005 <em>Ru Zhang</em> 5. Growth, Inequality and Poverty in China<em> Gopal Krishna Pal</em> <strong>Part 2: Labour Market Reform </strong>6. The Impact of Technology Adoption on Employment: Exploration from the Perspective of Manufacturing Industry in Transitional China <em>Guangjie Ning </em>7. Evaluating Job Training in Two Chinese Cities <em>Benu Bidani, Niels-Hugo Blunch, Chor-ching Goh, and Christopher O’Leary </em>8. Job Search with Non-participation <em>Teng Ge</em> 9. Youth Unemployment in Urban China <em>Zhongmin Wu</em> <strong>Part 3: Sustainable Development and Policy </strong>10. Openness and Productivity in China <em>M.J. Herrerias and Vicente Orts </em>11. Private Sector Development in Anhui Province – The Impact of Regional Spillovers from Jiangsu Province <em>Genia Kostka </em>12. Does Public Ownership Really Help? - China’s TVE Development and the Change of Ownership Structure <em>Jiannan Guo </em>13. Developing a Corporate Social Responsibility in China - The Impact of Government Regulations, Market Orientation and Ownership Structure <em>Riliang Qu </em>14. Technological Entrepreneurship: Regional Variations and Impacts of Entrepreneurship Policy <em>Gang Zhang, Xuebing Peng and Jun Li </em>15. Efficient and Equitable Compensation of Agricultural Land Conversion: Theory and an Application for China <em>Xiuqing Zou and Arie J. Oskam. </em>Concluding Remarks</p>