101. Uneven Development and Beyond: Regional Development Theory in Post-Mao China.
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Cindy Fan, C.
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INTERNATIONAL trade ,INVESTMENTS ,CAPITAL movements ,COMMUNISM ,COMMUNITY development ,CHINESE literature - Abstract
Chinese regional policy has undergone several decades of trials, adjustments and readjustments. The debates and shifts of Chinese regional policy are a product of politics as well as the prevailing philosophies and theories of development. This paper emphasizes the latter. While most existing studies focus on policy and outcome, a better understanding of the logic behind Chinese regional policy and its shifts requires scrutiny of prevailing and influential ideas. The best source of these ideas is the Chinese literature on regional development. This is especially so because many Chinese researchers are also planners or advisors of regional policies and projects. The Chinese literature on post-Mao regional development is rich and diverse, but is also confusing and is muddled by a multiplicity of theories, models and schools of thought. Export-led growth in the eastern region has been greatly facilitated by the designation of open zones. Opening of these zones means that a favorable environment would be created for promoting foreign trade, including state funding for infrastructure development and various financial and legal inducements for attracting foreign investments.
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- 1997
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