China's Economic and Social Problems

This book discusses important economic and social problems of China. It is based on the author's latest findings from his scholarly research on China's economy, his involvement with China's economic reform and development, and his personal contacts with Chinese academics, entrepreneurs, government officials and ordinary citizens for over thirty years. The book is written in a style accessible to the general reader, since most chapters are based on articles published in three major Chinese newspapers, of which the author is a columnist. It can also serve as a reference book for professionals and a supplementary text for university students. It has four parts covering economic problems, economic studies, economic policy and social problems that are relevant for our understanding of China today.Contents:

Economic Problems:

Historical Tradition and the Present-Day Chinese Economy
Development Trends in China's Trade Surplus
Corporate Social Responsibility
Tax Reform in Taiwan and Consumption Tax
Will the Policy to Increase Aggregate Demand by Increasing Consumption Succeed?
Improvement of Health Care in China
Increase in Wage in China
Three Models of a Market Economy
Five Important Components of the Market Institutions in Chinese Agriculture
Three Laws on the Direction of China's Economic Development
“China's Economic Empire” from the American Perspective


Economic Studies:

How to Use Econometric Models to Forecast
Can Economists Forecast Accurately?
Two Assumptions on Expectations in Econometric Models
How to Edit the Handbook of the Chinese Economy?
Comparing Price Movements in Mainland China and Taiwan
Demand for Personal Computers in the United States
Further on the Demand for Personal Computers in the United States
What is the Future of China's Economy and Political System?
Further on the Future Growth Rate of China's Real GDP
Using Economic Models to Forecast China's Real GDP
Efficient Stock Markets
My Teacher Milton Friedman


Economic Policy:

From Economic Theory to Economic Policy Analysis
China's Foreign Policies in the Midst of the World Recession
Evaluation of the Policy to Reform the Economic System in China
Important Considerations in the Urbanization of China
Regulation of the Rate of Interest and Shadow Banking in China
Solving the Debt Problem of the Chinese Local Governments
The Present and Future of the American Recession and Lessons for China
Solving the Problems of Health Care and Education in the United States
Two Suggestions to Reform the Chinese Banking System


Social Problems:

Comparing Chinese and American Universities
Have the Chinese People Restored Their Pride?
News of the American Presidential Election
American Democracy in the Light of the State of the Union Address
Management and Cooperation
Reflections on the Progress of Taiwan's Society
Observing Taiwan for 46 Years
Lining Up in China
Let the People Participate in Eliminating Corruption
Three Important Qualities Required for an American President





Readership: Economists and the general reader.