China's New Political Economy: The Giant Awakes

Susumu Yabuki, one of Japan’s leading China experts, presents here a comprehensive and accessible analysis of China’s political economy. His insightful explanations are complemented by a wealth of lucid and up-to-date graphs and charts that provide statistical snapshots of economic trends in the PRC.Placing the issues in historical context, the author considers China’s economic growth, industrial and agricultural organization, population, wage policies, foreign investment, energy, transport, and pollution as well as the role of state and private enterprises. Yabuki focuses on concerns central to the PRC’s foreign trading and investment partners, such as the evolution of liberalization policies; key open areas; flow, types, and sources of foreign investments; and major development projects, including the Three Gorges Dam.Useful both as a desktop reference volume for corporations, organizations, and individuals considering the risks and rewards of doing business in China and as an introduction to China’s economy and politics for students, Yabuki’s unique study fills a genuine gap in the literature.