| Description |
x, 588 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Part I. Introduction: the country and its legal system -- 1. China's legal and policy challenges in the 21st century -- 2. The significance of China's five year plans -- 3. The Communist Party, the state and the constitution -- 4. The Chinese legal system : a socialist market economy's legal system -- 5. The legal profession and legal market in the 21st century's China -- Part II. General commercial law areas -- 6. Ascertaining the appropriate contract law for a specific commercial purpose -- 7. The importance of agency law -- 8. The law of ownership - the new property rights law -- 9. Intellectual property law and governance -- 10. Recent developments in Chinese consumer law -- 11. Labour law reform to build a harmonious society with scientific outlook on development -- 12. Company law in China : facilitating private investments -- 13. Company law in China : corporate governance and corporate social responsibilities -- 14. Franchise law in China : the interpretation and application of the 2007 franchise regulation -- 15. Competition law and policy in China : the 207 anti-monopoly law -- 16. Enterprise income tax in China : simplicity to complexity through institutional context -- 17. Arbitration an mediation in China : a developing reality -- Part III. Foreign investment vehicles -- 18. Foreign investment policies and investment vehicles in China -- 19. Conventional foreign investment vehicles : Sanzi Qiye -- 20. Foreign-funded joint stock limited companies : sixteen years since their introduction -- 21. Foreingn-funded partnerships : a new FDI mode -- Part IV. Environmental laws -- 22. Legal responses to deforestation and desertification -- 23. China's new approach to energy and clean energy in the 21st century -- 24. The challenges of environmental protection -- 25. China's approach to water shortage and pollution -- 26. The legal response to increasing problems of waste disposal |
| Summary |
Shows how commercial law plays a large part in China's transition to its status as a major trading nation. Provides an analysis of the Five Year Plans and their effect on the development of and changes in commercial law. Provides an examination of Company Law, Labour Law, Property Law, Intellectual Property Law, Consumer Law, Energy Law and Renewable Energy Law, Tax Law, Competition Law and Policy, and Commercial Arbitration Law. The book acknowledges that China's rapid development is affected by policy changes on issues such as urbanisation, the structure of the industrial sector and the environment. These changes and their effect on the national economy and the legal system are discussed |
| Analysis |
China |
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Commercial law |
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Foreign investment |
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Overseas item |
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Statistics |
| Notes |
At foot of t.p.: Lawbook Co |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Commercial law -- China.
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Commerce.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114658
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| Author |
Chan, Kay-Wah.
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| ISBN |
9780455228266 |
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