Contested Development in China's Transition to an Innovation-Driven Economy
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Understanding China's Transition to an Innovation-driven Economy: Politics, History, and Context -- Introduction -- Themes and arguments -- New dimensions of growth and competitiveness -- Institutions and hyperglobalisation -- Understanding China's industrial upgrading -- Methodology -- Structure of the book -- 2. Theorising Institutions, Innovation, and Development in China -- Introduction -- New institutional economics -- Historical institutionalism -- The developmental state -- The China model -- The Murdoch School -- Conclusion -- 3. China's Pursuit of Technological Upgrading in Historical Perspective: What Drives Institutional Change? -- Introduction -- Dual strategies: Foreign technology and domestic R& -- D (1980-2000) -- A new narrative: Indigenous innovation and leapfrog development (2001-2012) -- Race to the future: Competition over emerging technologies (2013-present) -- Explaining variegated institutional outcomes -- Conclusion -- 4. The Rise of Big Tech: China's Digital Dilemma -- Introduction -- Understanding the rise of Chinese Big Tech -- Shift of national strategy to empower internet technology -- Market power, political ties, and contestation -- Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity -- New contenders -- Restraining Big Tech -- Conclusion -- 5. Institutional Reform and Contestation in China's New-energy Vehicle Market -- Introduction -- A crucial driver of development -- Market access for technology -- The shift to new-energy vehicles -- Subsidies and licence arrangements -- Zero-emission vehicle mandate -- Limits of state activism -- Scaling back NEV subsidies -- Resistance to ZEVs -- Tesla in China -- Conclusion.