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| Citation | Lin Jail-Bin. “The Evolution of China's Regional Development Policies.” Regional Development Studies 1 (1994/95): 55-82. | ||
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| Year | 1995 | ||
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| Material Type | Journal Article | ||
| Features | 63 notes; 3 figures (maps) | ||
| Pages | p. 55-82 | ||
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CHINA 01.04.04 DEVELOPMENT POLICY 02.01.01 ECONOMIC GROWTH 03.02.03 ECONOMIC REFORM 02.01.03 NATIONAL PLANS 02.01.02 POVERTY ALLEVIATION 03.02.05 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT 03.02.03 | ||
| Abstract |
The objective of this article is to clarify the evolution which has taken place in China's regional
development policies, from both the ideological and practical perspectives. This process can be divided into
two periods, before and after 1979, when the national policies in China historically shifted to "the economic
reform and open-door policy". Before 1979, equality among regions was considered the most important objective
of regional policy-making. During this period, with the strategic background of national defence, most
industries were inclined to locate inland, without consideration of economic efficiency. After 1979, with the
rise of the "unbalanced development theory," which nowadays is the dominant concept in China's regional
development policy-making, the major coastal regions have development priority, and the major policy objective
is to raise the efficiency of the national economy. This article also fives a brief evaluation of China's regional development policies, focusing on the overall impact on regional development disparities. It also tries to shed light on the recent trends in regional development policies in the country. --Journal abstract | ||
| Control No. | RDS 01c | ||