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Book SynopsisThere's no question, compared to the advanced economies China's economic growth rates have been spectacular, but in most instances the economic analysts tend to forget that a large part of China's growth has been dictated by government industrial subsidies. How did China go from a bit player overnight to the largest exporter in the world in capital-intensive industries?
This book shows that government subsidies play a big part in China's success. Government subsidies include those to basic industries: energy (coal, electricity, natural gas and heavy oil), steel, glass, paper, auto parts, solar and more. A lot has been written about China's trade practices with the West, but none of this work addresses the real unsustainable dilemma. Much of the current literature discusses the problems but doesn't explain the root cause of China's lopsided trade practices with the West or explain in detail how China finances its government subsidies, with nothing written that explai
Table of Contents
Part I United States, the European Union and China 1. Introduction 2. Nixon and Kissinger Part II Spectacular Growth and the Chinese Economy 3. China Reforms in 1978 to 1990 4. China from 1990 Forward 5. China’s Currency Manipulation Part III Foreign Direct Investment 6. US Foreign Direct Investment 7. European Foreign Direct Investment 8. China Foreign Direct Investment in the United States 9. China Foreign Direct Investment in Europe Part IV Trade Balances 10. US Trade Policies and Trade Balances with China in the 1990s 11. EU Trade Policies and Trade Balances with China in the 1990s 12. US Trade Policies and Trade Balances with China from 2000 13. EU Trade Policies and Trade Balances with China from 2000 Part V Conclusions 14. Conclusions
