China's Economic Powerhouse: Economic Reform in Guangdong Province [Hardcover]

The Guangdong province is the forerunner of China's economic reform, it has developed rapidly in the last twenty years since opening up its economy to the outside world. This book covers the evolution of economic reform in Guangdong, its links to Hong Kong and other parts of China, and developmental strategies in different parts of Guangdong. The book analyses the many factors that have contributed to economic reform and covers topics such as development of land, human resources, the agricultural sector and industrialisation, and reforms of state-owned enterprises and township and village enterprises. Consisting of eleven essays written by government officials and executives from the Guangdong province of China, this book offers a unique insight into the economic development in Guangdong.Preface The Adjustment of Economic Structure and Guangdong Economic Growth; Z.Wenbiao The Sustainable Development of Urban Forestry in Guangdong's Urbanization; C.Junquin Sustainable Land Resource Development in Guangdong; Y.Jingquan Restructuring The Guangdong Power Industry; L.Zhou Restructuring Agriculture in Guangdong Province; Y.Yefei Guangdong's State-Owned Enterprise Reform; C.Biao & W.Jones The Dramatic Development of Township & Village Enterprises in Guangdong; G.Jingchao Some Thoughts Regarding the Current Status and Future Strategy of Guangdong's Human Resource Development; C.Minsheng Improving HRM Practices in Guangdong SOE's; Z.Yongling To be a Visionary Executive; F.Linhai Guangdong: China's Economic Powerhouse - The Past, the Present and the Future; J.Li & D.YangCHEN BIAO Director, Development Bureau, Zhanjiang Economic & Development Zone, GuangdongCHEN JUNQUIN Vice Director, Guangdong Provincial Forestry Department, ChinaCHEN MINSHENG Vice President, Guangzhou Medical College, ChinaFANG LINHAI Deputy General Manager, Guangdong Textile Import & Export Corporation, ChinaGENG JINGCHAO Director, Foreign Affairs & Economic Cooperation Division, Gual#”