China: is Rapid Growth Sustainable?

Joining a growing number of observers concerned about China's economic metamorphosis in the past few decades, Garnaut (economics, The Australian National U.), Song (economics and government, The Australian National U.), and contributors from Australia and China closely examine how far China has come and whether it will continue on the same path. Their topics include an overview of China's economic success, its toll, and the effects it has had at a regional level; structural adjustments in China's industry and marketing policies, particularly in grain; changes in wages; and the transition from neophyte to powerful player in the regional and global marketplace, including relations with the WTO. They also examine how domestic issues such as poverty and inequality, privatization, and incentives have affected growth. The book is distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)