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The Political Economy of the Chinese Coal Industry : Black Gold and Blood-stained Coal.

Coal mining is one of China's largest industries, and provides an excellent case study through which to consider the broader issues of China's transition from socialism to capitalism, focussing on the shift to a market economy, the rise of rural industry and the situation of China's w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wright, Tim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Francis, Taylor & amp ; 2011.
Colección:Routledge studies on the Chinese economy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Coal mining is one of China's largest industries, and provides an excellent case study through which to consider the broader issues of China's transition from socialism to capitalism, focussing on the shift to a market economy, the rise of rural industry and the situation of China's working class. Coal was one of the pillars of the planned economy but, the author argues, its shift to market-based operations has been protracted and difficult, particularly in moving from the artificially low prices of the planned economy to market prescribed prices - a change that had a major impact on the indus.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (260 pages).
ISBN:9780203802588
0203802586