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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken : Francis,
Taylor & amp ;
2011.
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Colección: | Routledge studies on the Chinese economy.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Political Economy of the Chinese Coal Industry; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Abbreviations; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Introduction: China's political economy and the coal industry; Part I: The Chinese coal mining industry; 1. China's coal industry: growth and development over the long term; Part II: Rents, prices and profits in coal mining; 2. Rent seeking and the political economy of coal prices; 3. The financial performance of coal enterprises; Part III: Coal mining in China's rural industrialization.
- 4. The rural coal mines and their owners: social costs and benefits5. The central state and the rural mines; Part IV: The fate of coal miners in China's changing economy; 6. Low wages and poor job security?; 7. Coal mine safety: the record; 8. Coal mine safety: political determinants; Conclusion: the coal mining industry and the Chinese state; Appendix: some notes on the data; References; Index.