Pocket China in Figures

2015 Edition

https://doi.org/10.1142/9449 | May 2015

Pages: 260

By (author):
Zhichang Liu (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China)

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This is the first handy pocket book on latest statistics on China's social and economic development. It presents comprehensive data analysis of China's national economy and social development. It provides facts and figures on topics such as foreign trade and economic cooperation, employment and wages, investment in fixed assets, finance, energy, population, education, public health and social services at both national and provincial levels. All the figures and data are based on author's field research as well as from authoritative sources including the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the National Bureau of Statistics and the State Commission on Ethnic Affairs respectively. It is a must-read for all readers interested in China's latest economic and social development.

Contents:

China:
- Top-line Indicators
- Population
- Labor Force
- National Income
- Balance of Payments
- Investment in Fixed Assets
- Investment in China and Abroad
- Research and Development
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Construction
- Wholesale and Retail Trade
- Hotels and Catering Services
- External Trade
- Transport and Communications
- Tourism
- Finance
- Government Finance
- Prices
- Income and Expenditure
- Education
- Health
- Resources and Environment
- Energy
- Culture and Recreation
- Public Security
Province Rankings:
- Population: Size and Growth
- Population: Matters of Breeding and Sex
- Workers in Urban Area
- National Economy
- Economic Growth
- Investment in Fixed Assets
- Agriculture
- Industry
- Business
- Transport
- Research and Innovation
- Public Finance
- Inflation
- Education
- Health
- Marriage and Divorce
- Resource and Environment
- Culture and Recreation
- Traffic Accidents
- People's Living
Province Profiles:
- Provinces

Readership: General readers interested in China's social and economic development.

Zhichang Liu, PhD, is an assistant professor in Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing. He got his MS and PhD from Institute of Political Science, Central China Normal University. He has been a visiting scholar at Deakin University for one year. His research interests are public services, grassroots governance, and social development. He is the author of several research monographs, such as: Basic Public Services in China: Changes and its Logic (Beijing: China Social Sciences Press, 2014), An International Comparative Research on the Basic Public Services Capability (Beijing: China Social Sciences Press, 2014); and the co-author of the Yearbook: The Public Services Capability of Chinese Cities (Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press, 2011), The Public Services Capability of Chinese Cities (Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press, 2013). He has published 6 book chapters and 26 journal articles. Dr Liu also holds several research projects in the fields of public services, and urban grassroots governance.