China's Road to Development
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China's Road to Development

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  2. English
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China's Road to Development

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China's Road to Development is a collection of papers by specialists on aspects of China's economy and society. It covers a wide range of subjects, from development strategy to the specifics of small-scale energy exploitation, from the role of women in China's development to the 'greening' of China through great efforts in afforestation. Commenting on the limited issue original edition (a special issue of the journal World Development) from which this volume has been greatly expanded, Dr. Knowles, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, wrote: "A magnificent collection ot essays by very astute and experienced observers, covering everything from population control, health, economic planning, trade, city planning and rural development to Chinese aid in building the Tanzania-Zambia railway. If I could only afford two books on modern China, I would get this one..."

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Information

Publisher
Pergamon
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780080231402
eBook ISBN
9781483294537
Edition
2
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Business General
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. China's Road to Development
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. CONTRIBUTORS
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. Chapter 1. Prefatory Note to Second Edition A Bend in the Road: Right Turn or U-turn?
  8. Chapter 2. Rural Development in China1949–75, and the Lessonsto be Learned from it
  9. Chapter 3. China's Industrializationin Historical Perspective
  10. Chapter 4. The Tachai Way
  11. Chapter 5. China's Experience in Population Control:The Elusive Model
  12. Chapter 6. Rural Industrialization in China: Approaches and Results
  13. Chapter 7. Health Care Services as Part of China's Revolution and Development
  14. Chapter 8. Economic Planning in China
  15. Chapter 9. Women's Impact on China's Development
  16. Chapter 10. Science in China
  17. Chapter 11. "Making Green the Motherland": Forestry in China
  18. Chapter 12. Development and Environmental Protection in China*
  19. Chapter 13. China as a Trading Nation
  20. Chapter 14. Intermediate EnergyTechnology in China
  21. Chapter 15. Chinese Aid in Action:Building the Tanzania-Zambia Railway
  22. Chapter 16. City Planning in China
  23. Chapter 17. The Role of the People's Liberation Army in China's Development: the Maoist Model of Army-building
  24. Chapter 18. Selected Bibliography
  25. Author Index