China's Transition to a Global Economy

How has China approached the global economy? Webber, Wang and Zhu attempt to answer this question through analysis of the concepts of globalization, transition and regionalization. China's approach has been experimental, stressing the liberalization of trade and investment flows and the development of a market economy. By these indexes globalization in China has been gradual and uneven. Integrating Western social science and Chinese research, this book assesses the nature and effect of globalization in China and its implications.

Michael Webber and Mark Wang are both at the School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Melbourne. Zhu Ying is in the Department of Management, University of Melbourne.