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Chow Kin On. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-110). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Abstract --- p.i ; Acknowledgements --- p.iii ; Chapter Chapter One --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Motivation --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Contribution --- p.3 ; Chapter Chapter Two --- Overview China's Administration System --- p.6 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Development of China's System of Administrative Jurisdictions --- p.6 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Administration System of Zhejiang --- p.15 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Administration System of Fujian --- p.19 ; Chapter Chapter Three --- Literature Review --- p.23 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Advantages and Disadvantages of Province- Administering-County (PAC) System --- p.23 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Literature on Prefecture-Level-City-Administering-County (CAC) System --- p.26 ; Chapter 3.3 --- Literature on Economic Growth --- p.30 ; Chapter Chapter Four --- Methodology --- p.34 ; Chapter 4.1 --- Growth Regression Model and Approaches --- p.34 ; Chapter 4.2 --- Explanatory Variables --- p.39 ; Chapter Chapter Five --- Estimation Results --- p.47 ; Chapter 5.1 --- Estimation Results --- p.47 ; Chapter 5.2 --- Summary and Interpretation of Estimation Results --- p.53 ; Chapter Chapter Six --- Policy Implications and Conclusion --- p.58 ; Chapter 6.1 --- Summary of Major Findings --- p.58 ; Chapter 6.2 --- Policy Implications --- p.59 ; Chapter 6.3 --- Limitation and Possible Extensions --- p.63 ; Appendix --- p.65 ; Reference --- p.106

This article examines the impact of economic reforms on the volume and characteristics of permanent migration in Zhejiang Province, China. The data suggest that the new economic policy induced a surge in permanent migration during the post-reform years. Such positive impact of the reform on permanent migration has started to fade away in 1985, as government relaxed its control over residence. Moreover, market mechanisms started playing a more important role in employment, exchange, and consumption. The data also suggest that the new economic policy has particularly favored the better educated, and thereby increased educational differentials between permanent migrants and nonmigrants. For all other characteristics examined, the results show consistently that post-reform migrants are less differentiated from nonmigrants than their pre-reform counterparts.

Case 1 Place Umbrella Branding and the Provision of Quality: A Case Study of the "ZhejiangMade" Brand -- Case 2 Branding in the Context of Globalization: A Case Study of Baoxiniao -- Case 3 From No Body to Some Body: A Resource Based View Approach for the Branding of a manufacturer -- Case 4 Innovation in Environmental Technologies in China: The Case of Feida's Power Plant Pollution Control Equipment -- Case 5 Customer Orientation and Brand Performance: A Study of ROBAM -- Case 6 Standing Out in the Crowd in the B2B Market: A Success Story from Xinhai Technology Group -- Case 7 Crafting A Successful Business Strategy: A Case of Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery Co. Ltd. -- Case 8 Weixing: A Plastic Pipe Industry Leader Who Succeeded with Manufacturing Upgrading and Long-term R&D Investment -- Case 9 Deli Group: A Five Force Behavioral Culture -- Case 10 Unravelling the Myth of Fotile: The Critical Role of Strategic Positioning in Brand Building

AbstractThe fast‐growing e‐commerce has dramatically changed the economic structure of China's rural area. As a unique example, Taobao Villages present a brand‐new model to adopt globalization's penetration to achieve rural–urban integration and rural revitalization for developing countries. This study analyzes the spatial trajectory and dynamics of the Taobao Villages development in Zhejiang Province during 2014–2020. We found that these villages were expanding toward the downtown areas of cities, which led to a new pattern of urban–rural division. By constructing panel regression models, we further found that orthodox location factors such as land cost, transportation, and agglomeration played a dominant role in villages' spatial expansion and growth. Regional factors like industrial foundation and labor were also important. These findings suggest that the Taobao Villages in Zhejiang have been upgraded from isolated workshops in rural areas to small manufacturers' clusters and further incorporated into the global urban economy. To better guide and coordinate the development of Taobao Villages, local governments might need to construct e‐commerce parks to achieve an agglomeration economy and industrial upgrading.

This book incorporates a selection of fourteen revised papers presented to the International Conference on "China's Regional Economic Development: Cooperation, Challenges and Opportunities for Singapore", organized jointly by the Saw Centre for Financial Studies, NUS Business School, and the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, in May 2008. The fourteen chapters discuss in considerable detail the recent shift adopted by the Chinese Government towards the regional development of the country in order to achieve a more balanced economy for the whole country. The economic challenges and opportunities in the various parts of the region are examined in the context of this new policy. The book, with contributors from experts in the topics covered, will be invaluable to businessmen, analysts, academics, students, and policy-makers

This book provides, in an easy-to-use format, an extensive collection of data and information on China's 31 provinces and its interprovincial economic linkages. Intended as a comprehensive resource book, it profiles the geography, demography, and economy for each province. The materials presented, which are gathered from a variety of sources, including many not easily found in English-language media, will be of great value to students, researchers, business and government agencies, and news media professionals who are interested in either individual provinces or China as a whole.