Chinese Economics Books

New and Published Books

1. Foreign Direct Investment in China

   Spillover Effects on Domestic Enterprises

   By Ziliang Deng

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

   This book provides an insightful exploration of whether foreign direct investment (FDI) can promote the productivity of domestic enterprises. The book is based on a series of dedicated research conducted in the context of the Chinese economy, which has been the largest FDI host among the developing...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
2. Handbook of the Economics and Political Economy of Transition

   Edited by Paul Hare, Gerard Turley

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   Transition from central planning to a market economy, involving large-scale institutional change and reforms at all levels, is often described as the greatest social science experiment in modern times. As more than two decades have passed since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the...

   Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
3. Foreign Direct Investment in China

   Theories and Practices

   By Michael Ng

   Foreign direct investment has contributed significantly in transforming the Chinese economy over the past three decades. China has become one of the most popular destinations for foreign direct investment. For corporations and business executives who desire to participate in the expanding China...

   Published April 23rd 2013 by Routledge
4. Sustainable Development in China

   Edited by Curtis Andressen, A.R. Mubarak, Xiaoyi Wang

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   Over the past three decades, China’s economic structure, direction and international presence have undergone a dramatic transformation. This rapid rise and China’s enormous success in economic terms has created new challenges, and this book examines how the Chinese economy can continue to flourish,...

   Published April 22nd 2013 by Routledge
5. Informal Institutions and Rural Development in China

   By Biliang Hu

   Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

   Providing an account of the role of informal institutions in Chinese rural development, this book, based on a decade of fieldwork of village life in the Chinese countryside, puts forth a distinctive argument on a very important topic in Chinese economic and social affairs. Focusing in particular on...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
6. Rethinking Law and Development

   The Chinese experience

   Edited by Guanghua Yu

   This book is the result of the collective effort of some of the foremost experts and scholars of Chinese law, Asian law, and Chinese economics and carefully examines the relationship between law and China’s economic development. Serious inquiries and candid opinions of the contributors have made...

   Published March 6th 2013 by Routledge
7. Globalization, Competition and Growth in China

   Edited by Jian Chen, Shujie Yao

   Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

   Presenting original work and new thinking on a wide range of important issues, the book explores the current state of globalization, competition and growth in China. China has produced an economic miracle since the late 1970s in its transition from a planned to a market economy. This...

   Published March 4th 2013 by Routledge
8. China's Changing Workplace

   Dynamism, diversity and disparity

   Edited by Peter Sheldon, Sunghoon Kim, Yiqiong Li, Malcolm Warner

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   This book explores the diversity and dynamism of China’s workplaces and of the wider labour market experiences of its workforce. Drawing on the authors’ extensive recent research, it considers a diverse range of issues and types of workplaces. These changes include: the continuing spread of...

   Published March 4th 2013 by Routledge
9. The Impact of China on Global Commodity Prices

   The Disruption of the World’s Resource Sector

   By Masuma Farooki, Raphael Kaplinsky

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy

   Drawing on a large number of diverse sources, The Impact of China on Global Commodity Prices comprehensively and systematically evidences the trends in the prices of different sets of commodities, analyses the drivers of China’s demand for commodities the factors constraining global supply and in...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
10. Disruptive Innovation in Chinese and Indian Businesses

    The Strategic Implications for Local Entrepreneurs and Global Incumbents

    Edited by Peter Ping Li

    Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

    With the rapid development of China and India as new economic powers in global competition, an obvious question is whether these emerging economies are great opportunities or threats. Whilst answers are bound to differ depending on one’s perspective, it is increasingly clear that more local firms,...

    Published February 24th 2013 by Routledge