Sources of Chinese Economic Growth, 1978-1996

by Chris Bramall

Overview

This book offers a detailed, comprehensive, and relatively non-technical overview of how and why the Chinese economy grew after 1978. It argues that the Chinese government played a very positive role in the process. By contrast, foreign trade and foreign investment were less important than usually thought. The book also concludes that China benefited from some of the policies adopted by Mao in the 1960s and 1970s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198296973
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/23/2000
Series:	Studies on Contemporary China
Pages:	568
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

University of Sheffield

Table of Contents

Part I - Chinese Economic Growth in Outline1. Introduction: The Dengist Restoration2. The Process of Economic Growth3. The Contributions of Industry and Agriculture4. Theories of Economic GrowthPart II - The Role of Initial Conditions5. The Maoist Legacy and the Literature6. Social Capability and Physical Capital at the End of the Maoist Era7. The Role of Surplus Labour8. The Rates of Saving and InvestmentPart III - Other Proximate Sources of Growth9. Capital Accumulation after 197810. The Growth of Productivity11. Differences in Prefectural Growth RatesPart IV - The Growth-Promoting State and its Origins12. The Master Discourse and the State13. Aggregate Demand and the Internal Terms of Trade14. The Chinese State and Agriculture15. The Open Door16. The State, Industry, and Infrastructure17. Origins of the Growth-Promoting State18. Conclusion