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1 online resource (273 pages) |
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Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia Ser |
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Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figure; List of maps; List of tables; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1: General introduction; The issue of regional inequality; The significance of Guangdong; Research methodology; Chinese data, and associated limitations; Research structure: overview; PART I: Literature review framework of economic geography; 2: Theoretical framework I; Theories; Conclusion; 3: Theoretical framework II; Regional divergence; Regional economic convergence; World evidence; Conclusion |
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PART II: Measurement of regional inequality4: Geography and regional inequality in China; Geography and regional economic growth; Industrial clusters and economic agglomeration; The developing trend towards regional inequality; Conclusion; 5: Measurement of the tendency for regional inequality in Guangdong; Regional economic inequality; Measurement of regional income inequality; Regional inequality in Guangdong: a comparative perspective; Inequality of human development within Guangdong; Conclusion; PART III: Cause analysis of regional inequality |
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6: Main-cause analysis of regional inequality in GuangdongHistorical factors and regional economic growth; Foreign direct investment and regional economic disparity; Role of the post-1978 state and regional economic growth; Conclusion; 7: Main-cause analysis of regional inequality in Guangdong; Geographical location and regional economic development; Industrial clusters and economic agglomeration; Transportation improvements and regional economic growth; Empirical model analysis; Final conclusion; 8: General conclusion |
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Appendix 1: National income per capita in counties of Guangdong, 1980-1990Appendix 2: GDP per capita in counties of Guangdong, 1991-2008; Appendix 3: The issue of regional price differences; Appendix 4: The issue of temporary migration; Appendix 5: The case of Shenzhen District; Appendix 6: Report on commercial price surveys in different regions of Guangdong; Appendix 7: Human development indicators in Guangdong's counties, 1981-2000; Appendix 8: Geographic characteristics of the 20 wealthiest county-level regions of Guangdong, 2008 |
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Appendix 9: Geographic characteristics of the 20 poorest county-level regions of Guangdong, 2008Appendix 10: Original data set for regression analysis; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Equality -- China -- Case studies
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Economic history
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Economic policy
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Equality
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Economic conditions -- 1976-2000 -- Case studies
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China -- Economic conditions -- 2000- -- Case studies
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China -- Economic policy -- Case studies
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136885099 |
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1136885099 |
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9781136885082 |
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1136885080 |
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