An Economic Analysis of the Rise and Decline of Chinese Township and Village Enterprises

• Main Author: Jin, Cheng (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
• Subjects: Management information systems.; Evolutionary economics.; Economic history.; Economic growth.; Asia > Economic conditions.; Economics.; Economic History.; International Political Economy.; Enterprise Architecture.; Asian Economics.; Institutional/Evolutionary Economics.; Economic Growth.

This book provides a historical economic analysis of two key issues relating to township and village enterprise (TVE) development in China. Firstly, the nature of the evolving relationship between TVEs and local government; in particular how TVE entrepreneurs have used institutionalized power to sec...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. TVEs: Theories and Methodology
• Chapter 3. Township and Village Enterprises: History and Institutions (1958–1997)
• Chapter 4. Ownership Structure of TVEs: TVE and Local Politics
• Chapter 5. The Fall and Rise of State-Owned Enterprises (I): The Dual-Track Price System
• Chapter 6. The Fall and Rise of State-owned Enterprises (II): The Institutional Root of the Chinese Dual Head Economy
• Chapter 7. TVE and the Economic Environment
• Chapter 8. Conclusions.