{"product_id":"exit-the-dragon-privatization-and-state-control-in-china-hardback-9781405126441","title":"Exit the Dragon?; Privatization and State Control in China (Hardback) 9781405126441","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eExit the Dragon?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePrivatization and State Control in China\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Green (Edited by), Green (Author), Guy S. Liu (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405126441, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 February 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e24 x 16.6 x 2.2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A lucid and comprehensive guide to China's privatisation puzzle. This book is a must-read for anyone trying to understand the big patterns or the devilish details of state-owned enterprise reform in China.' \u003ci\u003eArthur Kroeber, Managing Editor, China Economic Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Like Dr. Doolittle’s Push-me Pull-you, China’s approach to state enterprise privatization is straining in opposite directions, and different analysts watch different ends and reach different conclusions about where it is going. Stephen Green and Guy Liu herd these experts into a valuable single volume on Beijing’s schizophrenic effort to sell off enterprises and retain enterprises simultaneously. Readers will end up no less sceptical that China’s approach will lead to efficient state divestiture with a modicum of fairness, but far more insightful and informed about the process and motivations.'\u003ci\u003eDaniel Rosen, Institute for International Economics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for the 2006 IPEG Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on the research of ten scholars from around the world, this volume evaluates China’s privatization experience by investigating the efficiency and fairness of the sale process and the credibility of the government’s ambition to create world-class state-owned conglomerates.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eOne of the first book-length works to evaluate China’s privatization experience.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the research of ten scholars from around the world including Liu Xiaoxuan (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Sun Laixiang (SOAS, London University) and Chih-jou Jay Chen (Academic Sinica).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the factors determining the decision by government officials to sell or retain their firms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluates how credible the government’s ambition is to create world-class state-owned conglomerates.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompares the efficiency and fairness of the sales against the lessons learned from the former Soviet bloc.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains how the state is withdrawing from key sectors such as automobiles, energy and telecoms.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Stephen Green \u0026amp; Guy S. Liu. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Retreat: Privatisation Motives and Methods\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. China’s industrial reform strategy: retreat and retain: Stephen Green \u0026amp; Guy Liu.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Privatization in the former Soviet bloc: Has China learned the lessons?: Stephen Green.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Chinese-style privatization: motives and constraints: Guy Liu, Pei Sun \u0026amp; Wing T. Woo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The effects of privatization on China’s industrial performance: Liu Xiaoxuan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Ownership reform in China’s TVEs: Sun Laixiang.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. China’s public firms: how much privatization?: Guy Liu \u0026amp; Pei Sun.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The privatization two-step at China’s listed firms: Stephen Green.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Urban housing privatization: Li Bingqin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Retain: Non-privatization Industrial Reforms\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. China’s privatization ministry? The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission: Stephen Green \u0026amp; He Ming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Prospects for privatization in China’s energy sector: Philip Andrews-Speed and Cao Zhenning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Private investment in China’s telecommunication sector: no Chinese, no foreigners allowed?: Marc Laperrouza.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437761392920,"sku":"9781405126441","price":58.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405126441.jpg?v=1784938575","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/exit-the-dragon-privatization-and-state-control-in-china-hardback-9781405126441","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}