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How Far Across the River?
. Ed(S): Hope, Nicholas C.; Yang, Dennis Tao; Li, Mui
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Hardback. This work takes its defining theme from Deng Xiaopeng's famous metaphor for gradual reform: "feeling the stones to cross the river". How far has China progressed in fording the river? This volume tackles many aspects of that question. Editor(s): Hope, Nicholas C.; Yang, Dennis Tao; Li, Mui. Series: Stanford Studies in International Economics & Development. Num Pages: 536 pages, 91 tables, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 839.
Gradual change has been a hallmark of the Chinese reform experience, and China's success in its sequential approach makes it unique among the former command economies. Since 1979, with the inception of the continuing era of reform, the Chinese economy has flourished. Growth has averaged nine percent a year, and China is now a trillion dollar economy. China has become a major trading power and the predominant target among developing countries for foreign direct investment. Despite all this, China remains poor and the reform process unfinished.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Series
Stanford Studies in International Economics & Development
Number of Pages
536
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804747660
SKU
V9780804747660
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About . Ed(S): Hope, Nicholas C.; Yang, Dennis Tao; Li, Mui
Nicholas C. Hope is Deputy Director of the Stanford Center for International Development (formerly the Center for Research on Economic Development and Policy Reform) at Stanford University. Dennis Tao Yang is Associate Professor of Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Mu Yang Li is a postdoctoral research associate at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Reviews for How Far Across the River?
"An excellent examination of many of the crucial issues characterizing China's transition to a market economy. The book will be of great value not only to those people interested in China, but-with increasing globalization-to those interested in the world economy at large." -Carl Riskin,Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University