{"product_id":"9781405126441","title":"Exit the Dragon? Privatization and State Control in China","description":"\u003ch3\u003eChatham House Papers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eExit the Dragon?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003ePrivatization and State Control in China\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStephen Green | Guy S. Liu\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNominated for the 2006 IPEG Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on the research of ten scholars from around the world, this volume evaluates China’s privatization experience by investigating the efficiency and fairness of the sale process and the credibility of the government’s ambition to create world-class state-owned conglomerates.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eOne of the first book-length works to evaluate China’s privatization experience.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the research of ten scholars from around the world including Liu Xiaoxuan (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Sun Laixiang (SOAS, London University) and Chih-jou Jay Chen (Academic Sinica).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the factors determining the decision by government officials to sell or retain their firms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluates how credible the government’s ambition is to create world-class state-owned conglomerates.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompares the efficiency and fairness of the sales against the lessons learned from the former Soviet bloc.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains how the state is withdrawing from key sectors such as automobiles, energy and telecoms.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eStephen Green\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Economist, China, for Standard Chartered Bank, Shanghai, and formerly Head of Asia Programme at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs) in London. He holds a First Class Honours degree from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. in Government from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has also studied in Taiwan, at Fudan University in Shanghai and at Culture and Language University in Beijing. His articles have appeared in the Financial Times, the South China Morning Post, and the Asian Wall Street Journal and he is a regulator commentator on China for CNN and the BBC. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Guy S. Liu\u003c\/b\u003e obtained his PhD from Oxford University, and specialized in economics of industry with a particular interest to China’s enterprise reform. He is a lecturer at Brunel University and professor of Sichuan University in China. He also lectures on the Chinese economy and industry for the visiting MBA\/EMBA programme at Oxford University. He has been invited as a guest editor of a special issue on China’s economy and enterprise reform for a number of journals including China Economic Review, Economics of Planning and Corporate Governance – An International Review. He has also been involved in policy advisory work on Chinese enterprise reform for both the British and the Chinese government. He is a regular commentator on China’s economic affairs for the BBC and Free Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 April 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405126441\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e252\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378807304332,"sku":"9781405126441","price":89.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405126441.jpg?v=1780146269","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405126441","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}