The Economic Transformation of South China Reform and Development in the PostMao Era

The emergence of the South China regional economy, comprised of the southeastern coastal provinces of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, is analyzed in this timely and important collection of essays. Chin Chung, Graham E. Johnson, Echo Heng Liang, Thomas P. Lyons, Charng Kao, Victor Nee, William L. Parish, G. William Skinner, Sijin Su, Henry Wan, Jr. and Junyi Weng are contributors to this interdisciplinary volume.

Thomas P. Lyons is Associate professor of Economics at Cornell University. His current research concerns the economic development of Fujian province.

Victor Nee is Goldwin Smith Professor of Sociology at Cornell University, and director of Cornell's South China research project. His research uses interviews and large-scale surveys to examine the transition to markets in South China.