Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Economy

China’s rapid rise to become the world’s second largest economy has resulted in an unprecedented impact on the global system and an urgent need to understand the more about the newest economic superpower.

The Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Economy is an advanced-level reference guide which surveys the current economic situation in China and its integration into the global economy. An internationally renowned line-up of scholars contribute chapters on the key components of the contemporary economy and their historical foundations.

Topics covered include:

• the history of the Chinese economy from ancient times onwards;
• economic growth and development;
• population, the labor market, income distribution, and poverty;
• legal, political, and financial institutions; and
• foreign trade and investments.

Offering a cutting-edge overview of the Chinese economy, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, economists, graduate, and undergraduate students studying this ever-evolving field.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The characteristics of China’s traditional economy
Chapter 2 The late Qing dynasty to the early Republic of China: a period of great institutional transformation
Chapter 3 The centrally planned command economy (1949–84)
Chapter 4 China’s economic reform: processes, issues, and prospects (1978–2012)
Chapter 5 Economic growth and development
Chapter 6 Population in China: changes and future perspectives
Chapter 7 A labor market with Chinese characteristics
Chapter 8 The Chinese savings puzzles
Chapter 9 Macroeconomic management of the Chinese economy since the 1990s
Chapter 10 Trends in income inequality in China since the 1950s
Chapter 11 China’s agriculture: past failures, present successes and enabling policies
Chapter 12 State and non-state enterprises in China’s economic transition
Chapter 13 Foreign trade of China
Chapter 14 China’s inbound and outbound foreign direct investment
Chapter 15 Banking and financial institutions
Chapter 16 Law and the economy in China
Chapter 17 Political mechanisms and corruption
Chapter 18 Energy and environmental issues and policy in China
Chapter 19 The future of the Chinese economy