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China's road to development
Title:
China's road to development
Author:
Maxwell, Neville, 1926-
ISBN:
9780080231396
9781483294537
Edition:
2d enl. ed.
Publication Information:
Oxford [England] ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1979.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 365 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations
Contents:
Introduction / Neville Maxwell -- Prefatory note to second edition a bend in the road : right turn or u-turn? / Neville Maxwell -- Rural development in China 1949-75, and the lessons to be learned from it / John G. Gurley -- China's industrializtion in historical perspective / Stephen P. Andors -- The Tachai Way / Neville Maxwell -- China's experience in population control: the elusive model / Leo A. Orleans -- Rural industrialization in China : approaches and results / Jon Sigurdson -- Health care services as part of China's revolution and development / Victor W. Sidel and Ruth Sidel --Economic planning in China / Roland Berger -- Women's impact on China's development / Delia Davin -- Science in China / Leo A. Orleans -- "Making green the motherland" : forestry in China / Jack C. Westoby -- Development and environmental protection in China / K. William Kapp -- China as a trading nation / Percy Timberlake -- Intermediate energy technology in China / Vaclav Smil -- Chinese aid in action : building the Tanzania-Zambia railway / Martin Bailey -- City planning in China / Robin Thompson -- The role of the people's liberation army in China's development : the Maoist model of army-building / Michael Y.M. Kau -- Selected bibliography / Patricia Blair.
Abstract:
China's Road to Development is a collection of papers by specialists on aspects of China's economy and society. It covers a wide range of subjects, from development strategy to the specifics of small-scale energy exploitation, from the role of women in China's development to the 'greening' of China through great efforts in afforestation. Commenting on the limited issue original edition (a special issue of the journal World Development) from which this volume has been greatly expanded, Dr. Knowles, President of the Rockefeller Foundation, wrote: "A magnificent collection ot essays by very astute and experienced observers, covering everything from population control, health, economic planning, trade, city planning and rural development to Chinese aid in building the Tanzania-Zambia railway. If I could only afford two books on modern China, I would get this one ..."
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ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080231396Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HC427.9 .C56544 1979 | 1180697-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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