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Book SynopsisA picture of a relentless drive for industrialization at the expense of living standards is presented in this authoritative comparison of the economic development of China in the Communist and pre-Communist periods. The authors have made a quantitative analysis of the economy of the Chinese mainland from 1952 to 1959 and related it to accounts for
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. v*Contents, pg. ix*List of Figures, pg. xii*List of Tables, pg. xii*Notes on Chinese Units, pg. xv*Chapter I: Introduction, pg. 3*Chapter II: Domestic Product and Expenditure: A Summary of Data, Methods, and Findings, pg. 17*Chapter III: Pattern of Economic Development: Preliminary Analysis of Findings, pg. 71*Chapter IV: Estimate of Domestic Product by Industrial Origin, pg. 125*Chapter V: Estimate of Domestic Expenditure by End Use, pg. 226*Appendix A. Output of Agricultural Products, 1933, pg. 277*Appendix B. Farm Prices in 1933, pg. 319*Appendix C. Output of Agricultural Products, 1952-57, pg. 360*Appendix D. Farm Prices in 1952, pg. 373*Appendix E. Gross and Net Value of Agricultural Production, 1933 and 1952-57, pg. 395*Appendix F. Derivation of Value Added by Factories, 1933 and 1952-57, pg. 425*Appendix G. Derivation of Value Added in Certain Handicraft Products, 1933 and 1952-57, pg. 511*Appendix H. Derivation of Value Added in Other Nonagricultural Sectors, pg. 568*Appendix I. Price Deflators for Domestic Product and Expenditure, pg. 628*Appendix J. Reconstructed Communist Estimate of Domestic Product and its Reconciliation with the Adjusted Estimate, 1952-57, pg. 643*Appendix K. Computations for the 1958-59 Estimate of Domestic Product, pg. 659*Appendix L. An Alternative View of Basic Construction and Investment in Working Capital, pg. 701*Introduction to Reference Materials, pg. 713*List of Short Titles, pg. 714*List of Periodicals and Newspapers Consulted, pg. 722*Bibliography, pg. 725*Index, pg. 759*Backmatter, pg. 772
