Foreign investment in China /
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| Author / Creator: | Li, Feng, 1965- |
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| Imprint: | Houndmills, UK : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999. |
| Description: | xvii, 265 p. : ill., 1 map ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3827657 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: Foreign Investment in China Under the Open Door Policy
- The Background of the Reform and Open Door Policy in China
- Evolution of the Open Door Policy in China
- The Role of FDI in China
- Previous Studies and This Book: A Brief Review of Related Literature and the Main Sources of Information for the Study
- The Structure of the Book
- 2. China's Main Attractions to Foreign Investors
- The World Economy and the Rapid Growth of FDI since the Early 1970s
- The structural crises in the global economy
- FDI - the new engine of world economic growth
- Multinational corporations - the key players in the world economy
- The Key Motivations for Investing in Foreign Markets
- China's Main Attractions to Foreign Investors
- A classification of FDI in China: who are the main investors?
- What have attracted foreign investors to China?
- Summary
- 3. Opening the Door to FDI: The Evolution of Relevant Policies in China
- The Main Forms of FDI in China
- The Evolution of FDI-Related Policies in China
- The first phase: late 1978 to early 1983
- The second phase: mid-1983 to early 1986
- The third phase: mid-1986 to early 1989
- The fourth phase: mid-1989 to late 1990
- The fifth phase: from late 1990 to early 1994
- The sixth phase: from mid-1994 onwards
- Summary. A gradualist approach to reform and opening up
- From Reactive to Proactive Policy Making: The Main Causes for Policy Changes in the Aspect of FDI in China
- Internal forces
- External forces
- Summary
- 4. The Foreign Investment Environment in China: The Hard Environment
- The Hard and the Soft Investment Environments
- China's Hard Investment Environment for FDI
- Energy shortage
- The inadequate transportation infrastructure
- The railway
- Other transportation infrastructure
- The poor quality and insecure supply of raw materials
- Telecommunications
- Summary
- 5. The Foreign Investment Environment in China: The Soft Environment
- 'Waking up from the Past' - The Historical Background of China's Opening up
- The Political Environment in China - The Fluctuation, Stagnation and Continuation of the Reform and Opening up
- The Social Environment - The Cultural and Structural Transformation in Contemporary Chinese Society
- Guanxi in Chinese Society
- The cultural root
- The institutional root
- Summary
- 6. The Foreign Investment Environment in China: The Soft Environment (II)
- Insufficient Foreign Exchange Facilities
- Problems with FDI Related Legislation and the Quality of China's Legal Environment
- The Chinese legal tradition
- The Chinese Communist Party and the main sources of Chinese law
- The 'flexibility' and ambiguities of Chinese laws
- Two legal frameworks for foreign investors in China
- The legal environment in China
- Human Resource Related Problems
- Other Issues
- Social security and welfare
- Bureaucratism and corruption
- Conclusions. The Main Features of the Investment Environment for FDI in China
- 7. Distribution, Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in China
- Distribution and Sales in China
- Consumer Behaviour and Marketing in China
- How big is the Chinese consumer market?
- Market segmentation and consumer behaviour in China
- Competition and marketing in China
- Consumer buying habits
- Summary
- 8. The Economic and Social Influences of FDI in China
- The Major Economic Influences of FDI in China
- Relieving capital supply bottlenecks
- Technological progress
- Enterprise management
- Foreign trade
- Employment opportunities
- Uneven regional development
- Income distribution
- The influences of FDI in the Chinese economy
- FDI and the Social Transformation in Contemporary China
- FDI and changes in the mainstream ideologies and values in Chinese society
- FDI and the re-fabrication of Chinese society in the context of reform and opening up
- The rapid completion of FDI-related legal systems and the improvement in relevant government services
- Summary of the Chapter
- 9. Conclusions: Foreign Investment Environment in China Under the Open Door Policy
- The Foreign Investment Environment in China
- FDI and the Chinese Economy: Problems and Future Prospects
- FDI in China: emerging problems and new trends
- The Chinese economy and society: problems and future prospects
- Bibliography
- Index
