China and the World Economy - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230521525 ISBN 13: 9780230521520

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Synopsis

The emergence of China as an economic superpower, and its impact on the global economy has attracted rigorous debate and interest worldwide. Thirty years ago, it seemed unimaginable that China would be the world's largest exporter, and the second largest economy. It is predicted that China may be able to overtake the US to become the word's largest economy by 2028 or even earlier.

This book explores the pertinent issues surrounding China's successful growth and integration into the world economy, including: the impact of China's accession into the WTO, Foreign Direct Investment, the evolution of China's labour markets and the importance of patenting laws and the surge in patenting activity, amongst other issues. In addition, a team of internationally renowned economists turn their expertise to exploring the impact that China's accelerated growth will have on the global economy in the coming few decades.

This book is essential reading for all interested in China and Economics, economic growth, globalisation and Asian studies.

About this title

Book Description:

The book is a selective collection of 12 papers dealing with a wide range of issues related to China and its relationship with the world economy

About the Author:

DAVID GREENAWAY is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, UK, the institution's principal academic and administrative officer. Previously a Pro-Vice-Chancellor for both Research and Infrastructure, he is a Professor of Economics, and founded the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy at this University. His research interests lie primarily in the fields of trade and labour market adjustment, cross-border investment, and international trade policy. David has served as a consultant to the World Bank, United Nations, European Commission, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and HM Treasury. Since 1998 he has been a member of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body, and in 2004 he was appointed by the Prime Minister as its Chair. He is also a member of the Senior Salaries Review Body.

CHRIS MILNER is a Professor of International Economics at the University of Nottingham, UK, since 1994. Previously he held a Chair in Economics at Loughborough University. He was Head of the School from 1995 to 2002 and was reappointed as Head of School again in August 2004 to August 2008. He is a Research Fellow of both the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP) and the Centre for Research on Economic Development and International Trade (CREDIT). 
 
SHUJIE YAO gained his PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester, UK, in 1989 and then worked at the Universities of Oxford, Portsmouth and Middlesex as research fellow, lecturer, Professor and Chair of Economics before joining the University of Nottingham as Professor of Economics and Chinese Sustainable Development in August 2006. Subsequently appointed as the first Head of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at Nottingham in January 2007, Prof. Yao is an expert on economic development in China. He has published six research monographs, edited books, as well as produced more than 70 refereed journal articles. He was ranked eighth among the world's China scholars specialising in the study of the Chinese economy in a recent article published in the Journal of Asian Economic Literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0230521525
• ISBN 13: 9780230521520
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 283
• Editor: Greenaway D., Milner C., Yao S.