Contemporary China : the dynamics of change at the start of the new millennium
Contemporary China analyzes the development of China up to and into the new millennium, covering economic and political developments in 'Greater China', particularly reunification prospects after Taiwan's presidential election.
ix, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780700716371, 0700716378
50291214
List of ContributorsPreface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. Change in Contemporary China P. W. Preston and Jürgen HaackeChina: Economic and Regional Change 2. Monetary Policy and Structural Changes in the Financial Sector in China David Dickinson 3. China's Foreign Exchange Policy in a Time of Change Zhang Zhichao 4. The Reform of China's Foreign Trade Regime in the First Decade of the New Millennium Tong Jiadong 5. State-Owned Enterprises: A Review of Development Dynamics, Contemporary Problems and the Shape of the Future P. W. Preston and Xing Aifen 6. Regional Economic Development Strategies in China Hsiao-hung Nancy Chen 7. Social Welfare Reform in China: The Impact of Globalisation Guan Xinping 8. Behind the Virtual Wall: The People's Republic of China and the Internet Gudrun Wacker 9. Challenges an Opportunities for Unification after Taiwan's 2000 Presidential Elections Christopher R. Hughes 10. Rational Authoritarianism and Chinese Economic Reform Zhao Chenggen 11. (Post-) Asian 'Crisis' and 'Greater China': On the Bursting of the 'Bubbles' and Hi-Tech (Re-)Imaginations Ngai-Ling Sum China: Developments in External Relations 12. China and the United States: An Uneasy and Unstable Relationship Jürgen Haacke 13. Re-assessing the Sino-Japanese Axis in the New Strategic Triangle: A Case for Peaceful Co-existence? Caroline Rose 14. China and ASEAN: Setting Parameters for Future Co-operation Jürgen Haacke 15. The Politics of the European Union's Relations with China Paul LimChina: Conclusions 16. China at the Start of the New Millennium Jürgen Haacke and P. W. Preston Index