This book deals with the current economic policy of the People's Republic of China. In addition to a brief overview of economic history since its founding and discussions of economic models, an overview of both the forms of business and the Chinese labor market is provided. The book pays particular attention to the development of China's e-commerce sector. Equally significant are China's environmental issues against the backdrop of the climate crisis. Without innovations, for example in energy production and waste management, the Chinese economy will hardly be able to continue growing. Therefore, one focus of the book is on economic policy in the environmental sector. Finally, foreign policy, including the Silk Road Initiative, is examined. The aim of this book is to highlight the above developments. It is aimed at laypersons involved in the business of China as well as first-year students who want an overview of economic policy institutions and current developments.

Overview of the Economic Policy of the People's Republic of China Current economic policy issues of the People's Republic of China Extensive background knowledge based on Chinese sources

Autorentext

Barbara Darimont is Professor of China Economics at the East Asia Institute of the Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences. Before that, she worked for ten years at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law in Munich, where she set up the China Department with renowned Chinese institutions.

Inhalt

Data validity.- Economic development since 1949.- State structure.- Economic policy objectives and discourses.- State-owned enterprises.- Private enterprises.- Luxury consumption.- Labour market.- E-commerce.- Fiscal and financial policy.- Agricultural policy and food supply.- Environmental policy.- Energy policy.- Foreign trade.