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This book examines China's economic development since 1949, with special emphasis on the economic transition of the past two decades and the role of special economic zones in this gradually evolving process. Various issues concerning the formation of the zones are explored. The performance of the zones and their impacts on the Chinese economy and the transitional path are assessed in aspects such as economic growth, structural changes, investment financing, employment and wages, technology transfers and learning, productivity gains, standards of living, trade expansion and the changing pattern of foreign investment. The implications of the special economic zones as a policy instrument to facilitate the process of economic transition and development, as well as the relevant policy issues, are examined.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Why a Special Economic Zone?
- Establishment of Special Economic Zones
- The Performance of Special Economic Zones
- Impacts of Special Economic Zones on the Chinese Economy
- Special Economic Zones in the 1990s: the Pudong New Area
- Policy Lessons and Concluding Remarks
Readership: Students and policy-makers in economic development, economies in transition, country studies, trade & finance and industrial policies.
