ECON 336 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: South Manchuria Railway, Agricultural Extension, Boxer Protocol
19 May 2012
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China"s economic growth has been more robust in coastal provinces than in inland provinces. Southern coastal regions are now both richer and faster growing than the rest of the county. Coast-inland gap: fundamental feature of the chinese economy. 1999: china launched the western development program to give preference to western and inland provinces. Also a north-south gap in growth rates (south is growing much faster) 2003: northeast revitalization program (to help north develop heavy industries in face of resource depletion, loss of customers and the need for downsizing) Coastal region: dynamic center of the economy. Whereas between 1979-1999 it was the area that benefitted from preferential treatment, now it is the only area that doesn"t receive preferential policies. Each policy is different (tailored to area) Effect of economic growth along the coast will likely diffuse to areas within the macroregion (41% of population lives in coast provinces) Only 6% of population lives in the far west.
