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1 Introduction and Overview |
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1.1 The Quality Growth Framework |
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1.2 The Growth Experience of China as a Case Study |
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1.3 Economic Growth as a Means to Development |
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1.4 China's Rising Importance in the Global System |
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1.5 Policy Responses from China |
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1.6 Objectives and Scope of the Book |
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8 | (3) |
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2 China's Miracle in Growth and Poverty Reduction |
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2.1 China's Economic Miracle |
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2.1.1 Unprecedented Growth Record |
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2.1.2 Rapid Structural Transformation and Urbanization |
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2.1.3 Leading World Trader and FDI Destination |
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2.1.4 Strong Fiscal Capacity and Foreign Exchange-Reserve |
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2.2 Major Achievements in Rural Poverty Reduction |
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2.2.1 Sharp Decline in Income Poverty |
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2.2.2 Increased Household Ownership of Durable Goods |
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2.2.3 Improvement in Health and Education |
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2.2.4 Major Phases of Progress in Poverty Reduction |
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2.2.5 Poverty Reduction Progress in the 592 Key Counties |
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2.2.6 Improvement in Rural Infrastructure |
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2.3 An International Perspective and Lessons from China |
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2.3.1 A Comparative Perspective |
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2.3.2 Lessons from China's Poverty Reduction Experience |
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3 Explaining China's Growth and Poverty Reduction Miracle |
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3.1 How China Succeeded in Sustaining High Growth over Three Decades? |
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3.1.1 Economic Reform Policies |
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3.1.2 Government Commitment and the Chinese-Style Reform |
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3.1.3 Strong Emphasis on Public Investment in Social Services and Rural Development |
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3.1.4 Integration into the Global Economy |
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3.1.5 Industrial Upgrading and Technological Innovation |
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3.2 What Have Been the Sources of Growth? |
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3.2.1 Source of Growth by Factor |
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3.2.2 Source of Growth by Sector |
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3.3 How China Achieve the Poverty Reduction Miracle? |
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3.3.1 The Theoretical Foundation |
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3.3.2 From Growth to Poverty Reduction |
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3.3.3 From Inclusiveness to Poverty Reduction |
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3.3.4 From Pro-poor Policies to Poverty Reduction |
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4 Why China Must Advance Transformation and Improve the Quality of Growth |
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4.1 The Middle-Income Trap |
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4.1.1 The "Middle-Income Trap" |
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4.2 Structural Imbalances |
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4.2.1 Unbalanced Income Distribution |
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4.2.2 Unbalanced Sectoral Composition |
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4.2.3 Unbalanced Investment and Consumption Growth |
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4.2.4 Unusually High Savings Rate |
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4.2.5 Excessive Foreign Exchange Reserve |
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4.2.6 Unbalanced Taxation Structure |
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5 Rising Income Inequality |
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5.1 Key Features of Income Equality |
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5.2 Sources of Rising Income Inequality |
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5.3 Have the Majority of Chinese Benefited from the Growth Process? |
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6 Social Disparity and Inequality of Opportunity |
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6.1 The Shrinking Role of Government in Social Services Provision |
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6.2 Disparity in Health and Education |
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7 Daunting Environmental Challenges |
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7.1 The Environment and Resource Degradation |
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7.1.1 A Looming Water Crisis |
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7.1.2 Worst Air Quality in the World |
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7.3 Energy Demand and Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
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7.3.1 Intensive Energy Use |
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7.3.2 The Largest Greenhouse Emitter in the World |
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7.4 The Cost of Environmental and Resource Degradation |
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7.5 Responding to Environmental Challenges |
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Appendix 1 Growth Incidence Curve |
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Appendix 2 A Review of Pro-poor Growth Literature |
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Appendix 3 Highlights of the New Development Outline for the Automobile Industry |
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Appendix 4 Ambitious State Plans on Green-Energy Vehicles |
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References |
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