The Implementation of China's Science and Technology Policy

Yu gives Western readers a full view of China''s science and technology policy plus a historical perspective on the development of her science technology and industrial enterprises. A realistic objective review that will help overcome tendencies to under- or overestimate China''s technological and industrial strength and potential for the future his book focuses on the transition of her scientific technological and industrial systems from a planned to a market economy. It identifies the latest science-technology policy readjustment in China and gives Westerners a way to assess the successes and failures of technological-industrial development attributable to policy causes.Yu describes the evolution of China''s scientific and technological systems before and after her economic reforms. He covers changes in science-technology policy in their socioeconomic context and highlights all major steps in her economic development that have spurred China''s scientific-technological progress. Mr. Yu views these as a driving force for economic development while the success of science-technology policy is determined by its effectiveness in implementing various economic activities. His book also provides in-depth coverage of changes in major industrial sectors including agriculture infrastructure mainstay high-tech and township industries and non-governmental science-technology enterprises. The result is a unique opportunity to gain an authoritative reliable understanding of China''s scientific and technological activities her industrial development and the interaction between them.