Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Economy (Routledge Handbooks)

ISBN 10: 0415643449 / ISBN 13: 9780415643443

Published by Routledge, 2014

Seller Inventory # 206962

Synopsis:

China's rapid rise to become the world's second largest economy has resulted in an unprecedented impact on the global system and an urgent need to understand the more about the newest economic superpower.

The Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Economy is an advanced-level reference guide which surveys the current economic situation in China and its integration into the global economy. An internationally renowned line-up of scholars contribute chapters on the key components of the contemporary economy and their historical foundations.

Topics covered include:

• the history of the Chinese economy from ancient times onwards;
• economic growth and development;
• population, the labor market, income distribution, and poverty;
• legal, political, and financial institutions; and
• foreign trade and investments.

Offering a cutting-edge overview of the Chinese economy, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, economists, graduate, and undergraduate students studying this ever-evolving field.

About the Author:

Gregory C. Chow is Professor of Economics and Class of 1913 Professor of Political Economy, emeritus, at Princeton University, USA and has been on the Princeton faculty since 1970.

Dwight H. Perkins is the Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, emeritus, at Harvard University, USA and has been on the Harvard faculty since 1963.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Economy (...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Acceptable