China is a far larger and more diverse country than many people in the West realise. The provinces that make up the country are considerable social, economic and political systems in their own right. They are comparable in size and complexity to European states. China's Provinces in Reform is concerned with the impact of economic reform and social and politial change within the provinces at the immediate sub-central level of the People's Republic of China. One of the main aims of this book is to question over-generalizations about China's development in the reform era. However, the provincial analysis of social and political change in China also has the potential to reveal even more in a comparative perspective. This is the first volume of a series and covers Guangxi, Hainan, Liaoning, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan and Zhejiang. It is part of a project conducted by the Institute for International Studies at the University of Technology, Sydney, that will provide the most thorough and up to date analysis of China's provinces yet published.

A complete guide to the People's Republic of China. This indispensable survey contains over 250 pages of well-researched, up-to-date, impartial data on the economy, geography and political situation to provide a complete picture of the area. An introductory section contains invaluable background material on the country as a whole, including: * Detailed essays on Economic Regionalism in the People's Republic of China and Governing China: Unity, Control, Decentralization and Global Integration * A chronology of the country, from the period of the Zhou dynasty to the official campaign to impose stricter controls on the internet * Statistics of major demographic and economic indicators * Details of the national government. Individual chapters on each of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities include: * A map of the area, with geographical and historical information * An economic survey presenting the latest available statistics on gross regional product, transport, agriculture, mining, industry, trade, foreign investment and employment * A directory of the names and addresses of leading administrative and political officials. The book has a full index, which includes a listing of alternative names for regions and capital cities.

This is the third volume in a series examining the political importance of China's provinces under reform. The present book provides a survey of provinces as echelons of the peoples Republic of China. It seeks to locate the province as an administrative level in the Chinese state, through an examination of history, economic, social and political developments of these units. By situating the province history, this volume identifies new developments in the territorial administration of the People's Republic over the reform era. It also charts the consequent emergence of the city as an intermediate unit, situated between the province and the country, and providing challenges to the hierarchy of the bureaucratic state. This book includes detailed analyses of Chongqing, Henan, Guangdong, Anhui, Yunnan and Heilongjiang. It contains extensively researched empirical data collected from these provinces, and user friendly maps of these regions.

A complete guide to the People's Republic of China. This indispensable survey contains over 250 pages of well-researched, up-to-date, impartial data on the economy, geography and political situation to provide a complete picture of the area. An introductory section contains invaluable background material on the country as a whole, including: * detailed essays on Economic Regionalism in the People's Republic of China and Governing China: Unity, Control, Decentralization and Global Integration * a chronology of the country, from the period of the Zhou dynasty to the official campaign to impose stricter controls on the internet * statistics of major demographic and economic indicators * details of the national government. Individual chapters on each of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities include: * a map of the area, with geographical and historical information * an economic survey presenting the latest available statistics on gross regional product, transport, agriculture, mining, industry, trade, foreign investment and employment * a directory of the names and addresses of leading administrative and political officials. The book has a full index, which includes a listing of alternative names for regions and capital cities.

A complete guide to the People's Republic of China. This indispensable survey contains over 250 pages of well-researched, up-to-date, impartial data on the economy, geography and political situation to provide a complete picture of the area. An introductory section contains invaluable background material on the country as a whole, including: * Detailed essays on Economic Regionalism in the People's Republic of China and Governing China: Unity, Control, Decentralization and Global Integration * A chronology of the country, from the period of the Zhou dynasty to the official campaign to impose stricter controls on the internet * Statistics of major demographic and economic indicators * Details of the national government. Individual chapters on each of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities include: * A map of the area, with geographical and historical information * An economic survey presenting the latest available statistics on gross regional product, transport, agriculture, mining, industry, trade, foreign investment and employment * A directory of the names and addresses of leading administrative and political officials. The book has a full index, which includes a listing of alternative names for regions and capital cities.