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"Being in the Middle of It" Author: Lan Xiaohuan Publisher: Shanghai People's Publishing House Subtitle: Chinese Government and Economic Development
"Being in the Middle of It" Author: Lan Xiaohuan Publisher: Shanghai People's Publishing House Subtitle: Chinese Government and Economic Development
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Introduction · · · · · ·
"In a successful economy, economic policies must be pragmatic, not ideological. They must be concrete, not abstract."
Fudan University's Economics "Graduation Course" faces real problems and explores real logic
☆ Connecting abstract economic theory with China’s development reality
In the case of imperfect market mechanisms, how can we achieve feasible mobilization and resource allocation to promote economic growth?
While ensuring growth, how can we obtain more resources and time to build and improve the market economy?
☆ Combining cutting-edge research in academia with frontline research experience
Brief discussion + extended reading guide to meet flexible cognitive needs
Vividly explain the cases of photovoltaic, panel and other industries, and clearly review the construction experience of Kuanzhai Alley, China Fortune Land Development and other companies
☆ The dual dimensions of micro-mechanism + macro-phenomenon connect the fragments of knowledge and phenomena in China's economic life
Understanding the decision-making and action logic of local government economic governance
Interpret the linkage of various factors behind urbanization, housing prices, the gap between the rich and the poor, debt, domestic and foreign trade ecology, etc.
☆ See the clues from the lively political and economic news, and detect opportunities from boring government documents.
"It is much more important to know what the government thinks should be done than to know what 'I' think should be done."
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This book is the result of Lan Xiaohuan's many years of teaching, research and study. It organically integrates economic principles with the practice of China's economic development. It takes local government investment and financing as the main line, and discusses the development of China's economy in an easy-to-understand way. The writing is concise and objective, and widely adopts the latest research results of scholars in various fields. The book is divided into two parts. The first part explains the micro-mechanism, including the basic affairs of local governments, revenue and expenditure, land financing and development, investment and debt, etc.; the second part explains the connection between these micro-behaviors and macro-phenomena, including urbanization and industrialization, housing prices, regional differences, debt risks, imbalances in domestic economic structure, international trade conflicts, etc. The last chapter refines and summarizes the content of the book.
Through the discussion of China's political and economic system, the author briefly describes the basic way in which local governments conduct economic governance, and points out that the Chinese government has gradually promoted the establishment and improvement of market mechanisms while developing the economy by deeply intervening in the process of industrialization and urbanization, and has achieved an economic miracle in a way that is different from the experience of so-called developed countries. Based on the review and analysis of the reform process and social contradictions, the author also interprets the current market-oriented reforms and government transformation in the book to help readers better understand the reality of China's development.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Lan Xiaohuan is an associate professor at the Center for Chinese Socialist Market Economy Research and School of Economics at Fudan University, and a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of International Finance and Economics. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Virginia. He was formerly the director of strategy and research at the Yangtze River Economic Belt Industrial Fund. He mainly studies China's economic development and political economy, and has published articles in many world-class journals. He is the author of the popular economics book "A Change of Mind: Thinking in Economics" and the editor of "The Economics of Corruption and Anti-Corruption".
