Contemporary China's Economy

 

The Contemporary China Series focuses on introducing the ways, systems, thoughts and charm of China to foreign readers who are interested in contemporary situation of China.

With impressive Chinese values as the theoretical basis, the eight-volume series, covering the overall strategies on the five construction aspects, namely, economy, politics, culture, society and ecological civilization, elaborated in the Report of the 18th CPC National Congress, gives a comprehensive introduction to the general situation of main fields of contemporary China and the socialist development road with Chinese characteristics, and establishes a good country image.  

Members of the editorial committee and authors are experts from the Institute of Contemporary China Studies, the Party History Research Center of the CPC Central Committee, Peking University and Renmin University of China etc.

The series’ targeted readership includes foreign adults who pay close attention to China’s status quo and future and hope to learn about the country, and extensive Chinese readers as well. The series can also serve as a reference book for foreign students who are learning Chinese language and culture to study China’s contemporary situation and development.

Since 1978, Chinese economy has maintained a 30-year-plus continuous and rapid growth, and played an increasingly important role in global economy. Now Chinese economy has accessed the transformation period and been confronting major opportunities and challenges. With China’s 60-year-plus development history as the entry point, the book elaborates Chinese economy’s development and changes since the beginning of the new century, exhibits China’s economic achievements and discusses Chinese economic development path. China’s economic success and experience are also important part of the humankind’s civilization development.

porary China Studies, CASS, is mainly engaged in researching China’s contemporary economic history. He chaired and attended many state-level research projects and international cooperation projects. His main works include The Economic History of the PRC (chief editor), Researches on CPC and Contemporary Chinese Economic Development (author), and Research Reports on China’s Ten Five-year Plans (co-author).

Rong Wenli, a PhD candidate at the Graduate School of CASS, focuses on contemporary Chinese economic history with many paper publications.

Foreword
Natural Conditions and Economic System for Development
of Chinese Economy
Foundation and Natural Conditions for the Development
of Chinese Economy
Basic Economic System and Policies of China
Rapid Development and Level of Chinese Economy
Continual Reform Achieved Rapid Development
of Chinese Economy
Economic Development Achievements
in China in the New Century
Changes of China's Economic Position in the World
The Industrial Structure of China
Industrial Structure of China and Its Changes
Development of the Primary Industry
Development of the Secondary Industry
Development of the Tertiary Industry
Opening of Chinese Economy to the Outside World
China's Policy of Opening to the Outside World and Joining
International Economic Organizations
The Foreign Trade of China
Attracting Foreign Capital and Investment Abroad
of China
Employment of Residents, Urbanization
and Social Security
Population and Smployment: Steady Growth
and Change in Structure
Changes in Income Growth and Distribution Pattern
of Residents
Urbanization and Urban-rural Integration
Social Security: the Coverage Has Kept on Expanding
Goals and Countermeasures for the Development
of Chinese Economy
The Doubling Plan and Prospective Goal for the Economic
Development in China
Change of Development Pattern Faced
by Chinese Economy
Dual Task Unaccomplished: Government Transformation
and Market Development
New Start in Reform: New Deployment in 2013
Opportunities and Favorable Conditions for the Development
of Chinese Economy
Conclusion