China's Regional Development

<p>First published in 1989.<br><br>This book considers two major aspect of China's economic reform: the 'open policy' towards the West, aimed at attracting technology and skills into the country and the emphasis on 'regionalization' which established market-orientated rather than bureaucratically-controlled patterns of economic development.</p> Chapter One Introduction, Richard Kirkby, Terry Cannon; Chapter Two Political perspectives, David S.G. Goodman; Chapter Three The economic and financial dimension, Peter Ferdinand; Chapter Four Foreign trade, Martin Lockett; Chapter Five Transport and communications, Maurice Howard; Chapter Six The energy sector, Michèle Ledi?; Chapter Seven Special Economic Zones, David R. Phillips, Anthony G.O. Yeh; Chapter Eight Shanxi: China’s powerhouse, Shaun Breslin; Chapter Nine Shandong: an atypical coastal province?, Peter Ferdinand; Chapter Ten National minorities and the internal frontier, Terry Cannon;