Nicolaas Groenewold, University of Western Australia, Anping Chen, Jinan University, China and Guoping Lee, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

'The Chinese economy is far too huge and spatially complicated and diversified to be misinterpreted. The only feasible approach to analyzing it is, therefore, to divide it into smaller geographical elements through which one can have a better insight into the spatial mechanisms and regional characteristics. This book provides a quantitative examination of China's inter-regional economic linkages. It is an excellent step forward towards a better understanding of, and indeed an important methodological contribution to, the spatial growth of the Chinese economy. I think it is a must-read for scholars and policy-makers who care about China's regional economic issues, especially in the context of Chinese inter-regional economic linkages.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. China’s Regions and Regional Disparities, 1953 to 2005 3. Regional Policy in China, 1953 to 2005 4. Literature Survey 5. An Analysis of Spillovers: A Three-Region Model 6. An Exploration of the Sensitivity of the Three-Region Results 7. Spillovers in a Model with Six Regions 8. Spillovers of Policy Shocks in China 9. Conclusions References Index

Nicolaas Groenewold, University of Western Australia, Anping Chen, Jinan University, China and Guoping Lee, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

'The Chinese economy is far too huge and spatially complicated and diversified to be misinterpreted. The only feasible approach to analyzing it is, therefore, to divide it into smaller geographical elements through which one can have a better insight into the spatial mechanisms and regional characteristics. This book provides a quantitative examination of China's inter-regional economic linkages. It is an excellent step forward towards a better understanding of, and indeed an important methodological contribution to, the spatial growth of the Chinese economy. I think it is a must-read for scholars and policy-makers who care about China's regional economic issues, especially in the context of Chinese inter-regional economic linkages.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. China’s Regions and Regional Disparities, 1953 to 2005 3. Regional Policy in China, 1953 to 2005 4. Literature Survey 5. An Analysis of Spillovers: A Three-Region Model 6. An Exploration of the Sensitivity of the Three-Region Results 7. Spillovers in a Model with Six Regions 8. Spillovers of Policy Shocks in China 9. Conclusions References Index

Nicolaas Groenewold, University of Western Australia, Anping Chen, Jinan University, China and Guoping Lee, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

'The Chinese economy is far too huge and spatially complicated and diversified to be misinterpreted. The only feasible approach to analyzing it is, therefore, to divide it into smaller geographical elements through which one can have a better insight into the spatial mechanisms and regional characteristics. This book provides a quantitative examination of China's inter-regional economic linkages. It is an excellent step forward towards a better understanding of, and indeed an important methodological contribution to, the spatial growth of the Chinese economy. I think it is a must-read for scholars and policy-makers who care about China's regional economic issues, especially in the context of Chinese inter-regional economic linkages.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. China’s Regions and Regional Disparities, 1953 to 2005 3. Regional Policy in China, 1953 to 2005 4. Literature Survey 5. An Analysis of Spillovers: A Three-Region Model 6. An Exploration of the Sensitivity of the Three-Region Results 7. Spillovers in a Model with Six Regions 8. Spillovers of Policy Shocks in China 9. Conclusions References Index