Download or read book China s Regional Economic Disparities Since 1978 Main Trends And Determinants written by Xiaowen Tian and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1999-10-20 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Variation in market orientation in individual regions and the weakening of government intervention in regional income redistribution have been mainly responsible for the changes in China's regional economic disparities since 1978. This study suggests that China should accelerate economic growth of its backward interior regions by deepening market-oriented reforms on the one hand, and by strengthening fiscal transfers from richer to poorer regions on the other.

Download or read book Regional Inequality in China written by Shenggen Fan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As regional inequality looms large in the policy debate in China, this volume brings together a selection of papers from authors whose work has had real impact on policy, so that researchers and policy makers can have access to them in one place.

Download or read book Economic Development and Inequality in China written by Hong Yu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conventional belief that all regions have equally benefited from China’s remarkable development over the last three decades is subjected to criticism in this book as Hong Yu systematically analyses the issue of regional inequality during the post-1978 period using the case of Guangdong. Guangdong is one of the key industrial centres and economic powerhouses in China and as a pioneer province, instigating economic reform as China opened up to the world, it offers an ideal focus upon which to question and enrich the Western theories of economic geography and regional disparity. Based on field research, analysis of geographic characteristics and regression models, this book illustrates how Guangdong’s impressive development record has been marred by its rising regional disparity, investigates the main causes of this disparity, and draws conclusions regarding the lessons China can learn from it. Economic Development and Inequality in China will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese economics, Chinese regional studies, economic geography and China Studies. Hong Yu is a Visiting Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. His research interests lie in the field of regional economy. He is the author of a chapter on China’s two delta regions in the book "China and The Global Economic Crisis".

Download or read book Given that China s Regions Have Become More Economically Unequal Since the Market oriented Reforms in 1978 what is the Impact of the Regional Disparities on Economic Growth Overall written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hypothesis of the paper is that there is a statistically significant and negative relationship between regional inequality and national economic growth. This paper analyzes the impact of regional disparities on economic growth overall in China, controlling for key determinants of economic growth. While China has made remarkable advances towards growth in the past 25 years, the average income gap between regions has been magnified over the period. One consequence of the current economic growth is increased regional income disparities that pose the risk of interregional conflict in the future. In order to determine the impact of regional disparities on economic growth, this study quantifies a number of the determinants of economic growth and analyzes the impact of regional inequalities and its influence on economic growth in China. In this respect, the five independent variables used in the model (agricultural GDP share, enrollment, foreign capital actually utilized, the balance of trade, and the privatization ratio of industrial enterprises) capture the four factors (land, labor, capital, and technology) of the classic economic growth function, supporting high explanatory power to predict the relationship between regional disparities and economic growth. The analysis uses pooled time-series data on all 31 Chinese provinces from the years 1996-2004; it employs OLS model with temporal fixed effects. As expected, the results indicate that a negative relationship exists between regional disparities and economic growth. The negative impact of inequality on economic growth is broadly covered in past research but never investigated empirically. This study's findings confirm that the current practice of targeted economic stimulation could be detrimental to national growth overall. Though none of past literature directly illustrates how regional inequalities affect economic growth, the studies provide useful explanations of the determinants of economic growth as well as the impact of regional disparities. Consequently, this enables me to attempt to combine knowledge from the two literature sets in determining how regional inequalities affect national economic growth. Additionally, the findings of this study suggest that the city-based economic policies could in fact have a net detrimental effect on provinces. It is discussed in China recently that inequality in urban-rural and rich-poor is also a serious social issue that the Chinese government should address. Collecting city-level or county-level data might yield microscopic results estimating the impact of regional inequality on economic growth. Therefore, if access to city- or county-level data is possible in the future, further research studying intra-provincial disparities would contribute to the studies of regional inequalities in China.

Download or read book Income Inequality in China Development and Underlying Drivers written by Christian Wagner and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2020-06-24 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2019 in the subject Business economics - Economic Policy, grade: 1,7, University of Bayreuth, language: English, abstract: This thesis aims to shed light to the various characteristics and sources of income inequality in China and thereby demonstrate their interrelations on economic growth using a literature review approach and by examining the impact of differences in the propensity to save among various Chinese income groups. In the course of this, China’s current degree of income inequality is established, while identifying various forces and drivers behind these changes since the economic opening process initiated in 1978. Since adoption of the open-market policy reforms in 1978, China has experienced rapid economic growth. At the same time, its level of income inequality turned from one of the world's most equal to one of the most unequal. During long periods of time China was the country that experienced the fastest increase in income inequality. This bags the question whether income inequality is in fact the causal reason for economic growth or the necessary outcome of it. In the wake of this, income inequality in China has developed into several dimensions of inequality drivers ranging from an extensive urban-rural inequality, cross-regional inequality, inequality of education or wealth inequalities.

Download or read book China in the Global Economy Income Disparities in China An OECD Perspective written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2004-09-21 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China has experienced spectacular economic growth since 1978, averaging 8 to 9% per year. However, economic disparities have also widened very significantly. This book presents papers exploring the causes.

Download or read book China s Regional Economic Disparities Since 1978 written by Xiaowen Tian and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1999 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepared by the East Asian Institute, NUS, which promotes research on East Asian developments particularly the political, economic and social development of contemporary China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), this series of research reports is intended for policy makers and readers who want to keep abreast of the latest developments in China. This study suggests that China should accelerate economic growth of its backward interior regions by deepening market-oriented reforms on the one hand, and by strengthening fiscal transfers from richer to poorer regions on the other.

Download or read book China s West Region Development written by Ding Lu and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2004 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last two decades, China's western inland region has largely been left out of the nation's economic boom. While its 355-million population accounts for 28% and its land area for 71% of China's total, the region's share of the national GDP is under 20%. Since 1999, Beijing has implemented the West China Development Program to boost the region's growth. To study the major domestic issues and the global implications of this program, the University of Victoria's Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives organized and hosted a multidisciplinary international conference on March 6OCo8, 2003. This volume of papers presented at the conference offers perspectives on the issues by leading experts of diversified academic disciplines from China, Canada, the US, and other countries. Sample Chapter(s). Introduction: West China Development Issues and Challenges (3,355 KB). Contents: Goals and Objectives: Designing a Regional Development Strategy for China (D Perkins); Eco-Environmental Protection and Poverty-Alleviation in West China Development (Y Zheng & Y Qian); Western China: Human Security and National Security (R Bedeski); Coordinating Institutions and Mechanism: A New Pattern of Regional Co-operation in China: Four Economic Belts Across East to West (S Li et al.); The Political Logic of Fiscal Transfers in China (S Wang); An Introductory Environmental Macroeconomic Framework for China: Implications for West China Development (D Thampapillai et al.); Enhancing the Western China Development Strategy (WCDS): Innovative Approaches (N C Stoskopf et al.); Effectiveness and Efficiency: On the UrbanOCoRural Relationship in Western Region Development Program (Y Shi & P Du); The Western Region's Growth Potential (D Lu & E Thomson); Measuring the Impact of the OC Five Mega-ProjectsOCO (L Lin & S Liu); Education and Development: A Historical Experience of Sichuan (Y Li); Distribution of Benefits and Costs: The New Challenges Facing the Development of West China (S Liu & L Lin); Migration Scenarios and Western China Development: The Evidence from 2000 Population Census Data (S Bao & W T Woo); Gender Relations, Tourism and Ecological Effects in Lijiang, China (G Kelkar); Sources of Interregional Disparity: The Relative Contributions of Location and Preferential Policies in China's Regional Development (S Demurger et al.); Urbanization and West China Development (D Lu & W T Woo); China's Regional Disparities in 1978OCo2000 (Z Lu & S Song); and other papers. Readership: Researchers, academics, students and business consultants interested in China and its development."

Download or read book Regional Inequality in China written by Shenggen Fan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China’s spectacular growth and poverty reduction has been accompanied by growing inequality which threatens the social compact and thus the political basis for economic growth. Chinese policy makers have realized the importance of the problem and have launched a series of investigations and policy initiatives to address the issues. The regional dimension of inequality—rural/urban and inland/coastal—dominates in a country as large as China, and especially with its particular history. Not surprisingly, regional inequality has come to loom large in the policy debate in China. The policy debate has been informed by, and to some extent instigated by, a parallel analytical literature which has quantified the magnitude of the problem and identified recent trends, offered explanations based on rigorous analysis, and proposed policy interventions in light of the facts and understanding. Through a series of articles which have been published in leading journals, the editors have been involved in a systematic investigation into the nature and evolution of regional inequality in China for over a decade.

Download or read book Economic Development in the Context of China written by C. Tisdell and published by Springer. This book was released on 1992-12-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author takes a fresh look at China's economic policies, development strategies and economic experiences since 1978. General economic principles and analysis are applied in a comparative framework which provides useful insights for assessing China's economic strategies and its implication for other developing countries. Among the topics discussed are market reforms, new technology and technology transfer, foreign direct investment, regional development, poverty and income inequality, agricultural development, industrial development, enterprise management, the tourism industry, population policies and international issues raised by China's economic development.

Download or read book Fifty Years of Regional Inequality in China written by S. M. Ravi Kanbur and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REGIONAL written by 龍國英 and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Political Economy of Regional Disparities in Transitional Economies: a Case Study of Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China" by 龍國英, Guoying, Long, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of the thesis titled "The Political Economy of Regional Disparities in Transitional Economies: A Case Study of Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China" submitted by Guoying Long for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in March 2002 Since 1978, China has introduced a series of economic reforms and open policies aiming at getting some people and places rich first and eventually reaching common wealth. However, there is little sign that the "trickling down" effects are taking place. Interprovincial disparities have been significant and so are intraprovincial disparities. A detailed study of the case of Jiangsu Province has shown that intra-provincial differentials of various socio-economic and cultural indicators among the three regions (north, middle and south), and all 75 administrative units at the county level have been enlarged. Besides historical factors and geographical proximity to large cities, this dissertation finds that economic reforms and open door policies, including preferential policies for the coastal regions and non-state owned economic sectors, decentralization of administrative and economic power, and land marketization and housing modification etc. are determining factors in regional development. Furthermore, state power as manifested through the personnel appointment system, and political leadership have great influence on regional development. The later refersto the origins of upper level leaders and local leaders, and the stability of local leaders. As one of the leading provinces, provincial leaders in Jiangsu Province has acknowledged the severity of intraprovincial disparities, and a series of strategies have been implemented to alleviate these disparities. However, the effect is minimal. The underlying factor is that the political system and state power have changed little under the changing economic context. Thus, the first thing that needs to be changed is the socio-political system. However, it is a very complex system involving many vested interests. There are many difficulties in reforming it comprehensively in the foreseeable future. A more pragmatic way to eradicate poverty in lagging regions would be rural industrialization based on local agricultural produce, and improvement of population quality through education. II DOI: 10.5353/th_b3043052 Subjects: Regional disparities - China - Case studies

Download or read book Rising Inequality in China written by Shi Li and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the evolution of economic inequality in China from 2002 to 2007; a sequel to Inequality and Public Policy in China (2008).

Download or read book Chinese Regional Inequality and Sectoral Foreign Direct Investment written by Behzad Azarhoushang and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the 1978 economic reforms, China gradually became first amongst developing countries and the second in the world, after the USA, in terms of stock of inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Sustained GDP growth, a high rate of capital return and brisk economic development made China one of the best destinations for foreign capital; however, the benefits of this spectacular growth have not been evenly distributed throughout the various Chinese regions. There are many low-income and poor economic performing provinces in China although poverty is mainly concentrated in the inland regions. Since the beginning of the 2000s, a series of policies have been designed and implemented by the Chinese government to encourage foreign company investment in central and western provinces to help decrease the regional inequality with limited successes. This paper uses Panel Least Squares method to empirically analyze the impact of industrial sector FDI on Chinese regional inequality during 2003-2013. The resulting analysis shows the connection between FDI in industrial sectors and regional inequality in China. In particular, regional inequality affects FDI location choices. The findings show that economic and non-economic indicators such as human capital, infrastructure, per capita income, and government policies affect regional inequality and foreign firms' location choices. Despite government policies to support inland regional economic development, foreign firms still prefer to invest in coastal provinces further illustrating the effects of clusters in this region.

Download or read book China s Regional Disparities written by Fengxuan Xue and published by Nova Biomedical Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the concerns and experience of industrial countries as they have emerged since the 1920's, providing a broad-stroke presentation of theories related to regional disparities. It discusses China's regional policy goals and development approaches. It also includes a large section on the literature of China. One part consists of the existing literature concerning its regional disparities, published in either the Chinese or the English Language. Another provides a summary of the different views in literature on the nature of the Chinese state, which has an impact on regional disparities of the country as well as the situation of regional disparities in the Peoples Republic of China from 1949 to 1995.

Download or read book Regional Inequality in Transitional China written by Felix Haifeng Liao and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates uneven regional development in China - with particular focus on the cases of Guangdong and Zheijiang provinces - which have been at the forefront of debate since Chinese economic reform. Rapid economic growth since the 'opening-up' of China has been accompanied by significant disparities in the regional distribution of income: this book represents one of the most recent studies to present a picture of this inequality. Built upon a multi-scale and multi-mechanism framework, it provides systematic examination of both the patterns and mechanisms of regional development and inequality in provincial China, emphasizing the effects of economic transition. Approaching from a geographical perspective, its authors consider the interplay between the local, the state, and the global forces in shaping the landscape of regional inequality in China. Extensive empirical findings will prove useful to those researching other developing countries within the frontier of globalization and economic transition. Regional Inequality in Transitional China will appeal to scholars and students of geography, economics and Chinese studies more broadly.

Download or read book Regional Inequality in China written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: