Regional Development and Economic Growth in China

China has enjoyed unprecedented high economic growth for three decades. This growth has however been unbalanced and has led to some serious consequences which Chinese policy makers are now trying to rectify. One of the consequences is the deterioration of regional disparity which is threatening the stability of the Chinese society and hence the sustainability of current high economic growth in the country. This edited volume on China's regional development and economic growth is hence timely and contains a collection of the latest research reports in this field. The authors represent a distinguished group of economists in Australia, China, Japan and Vietnam who are actively engaged in research of the Chinese economy. The topics addressed in the chapters cover important regional issues such as inequality, distribution of the creative class, FDI and industrial policies. Specifically, this volume aims to examine selected issues associated with China's regional development, economic growth and FDI, and China and its neighboring economies. The findings will contribute to current economic policy debates.

Contents:

• Regional Economies and Growth: An Introduction (Yanrui Wu)

• Regional Development:

  • New Evidence of Regional Inequality (Tsun Se Cheong)
  • The Energy Tax and Regional Development (Zhengning Pu and Yasuhisa Hayashiyama)
  • Regional Distribution of the Creative Class and Its Determinants (Jin Hong, Wentao Yu and Fengli Yang)
  • Comparing Productivity Growth among the Regions (Yanrui Wu)

• Manufacturing Sector, FDI and Economic Growth:

  • FDI and Economic Growth (Chunlai Chen)
  • Manufacturing Sector FDI and Performance of Domestic Banks (Sizhong Sun and Siqiwen Li)
  • Patterns of Industrial Dynamics in the Manufacturing Sector (Sizhong Sun)
  • Agglomeration and Export Performance of Manufacturing Firms (Dahai Fu)

• China and Neighboring Economies:

  • Individual Country Approaches to Agriculture in the ASEAN–China FTA (Ray Trewin, David Vanzetti, Nur Rakhman Setyoko, and Nguyen Ngoc Que)
  • Environmental Regulation and Productivity Growth in APEC Economies (Bing Wang and Yanrui Wu)
  • Inflation Transmission in China's Goods and Asset Markets (Huawei Liu and Juan Yang)
  • Inconsistency in the Assessment of China's Domestic and Foreign Patents (Fei Yu)

Readership: Researchers, professionals, undergraduate and graduate students interested in the study of China's economic growth, regional development, regional disparity, economic growth and FDI, China and its neighboring economies.
Key Features:

• Focuses exclusively on China's regional economic issues
• Deals with emerging issues such as the energy tax, environmental regulations and distribution of the creative class