An authoritative analysis of the result of China's economic transformation. The book is important in focusing on regional comparisons and differences within China. The author analyzes the uneven distribution of natural and human resources and probes into the evolution of economic systems and policies from which differing regional economic performances have resulted. A multiregional comparison of the Chinese economy is conducted in terms of macroeconomic index, real living standard, and regional inequality. The author studies the possibilities and conditions for Chinese economic optimisations. Lastly, the author provides statistical information and economic analyses of the greater China area.

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Rongxing Guo has been Professor at Beijing Graduate School of CUMT and Standing Director of Regional Science Association of China since 1996.

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List of Tables and Figures Preface Abbreviations Notes from the Author Introduction The Spatial Division of the Chinese Economy China's Economic Resource Base The Economic Systems in Transition A Multiregional Economic Comparison Industrialization and Technological Progress Can the Chinese Economy be Spatially Optimized? China's Economic Internationalization An Economic Analysis of the Greater China Area References Index