Economy of the Chinese Mainland / / Kung-chia Yeh, Ta-chung Liu.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Liu, Ta-chung,; Yeh, Kung-chia,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1965
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2163
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (790 p.)

A picture of a relentless drive for industrialization at the expense of living standards is presented in this authoritative comparison of the economic development of China in the Communist and pre-Communist periods. The authors have made a quantitative analysis of the economy of the Chinese mainland from 1952 to 1959 and related it to accounts for 1933. Their interpretation differs dramatically from official Communist statements; and their findings cast serious doubt on Communist claims for annual increases in national income. For 1958, for instance, the official figure for the rate of increase was 34 per cent, but the true rate was probably nearer to 14 per cent.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Chinese Units -- Part I -- Chapter I: Introduction -- Chapter II: Domestic Product and Expenditure: A Summary of Data, Methods, and Findings -- Chapter III: Pattern of Economic Development: Preliminary Analysis of Findings -- Chapter IV: Estimate of Domestic Product by Industrial Origin -- Chapter V: Estimate of Domestic Expenditure by End Use -- Part II: Appendixes and Reference Materials -- Appendix A. Output of Agricultural Products, 1933 -- Appendix B. Farm Prices in 1933 -- Appendix C. Output of Agricultural Products, 1952-57 -- Appendix D. Farm Prices in 1952 -- Appendix E. Gross and Net Value of Agricultural Production, 1933 and 1952-57 -- Appendix F. Derivation of Value Added by Factories, 1933 and 1952-57 -- Appendix G. Derivation of Value Added in Certain Handicraft Products, 1933 and 1952-57 -- Appendix H. Derivation of Value Added in Other Nonagricultural Sectors -- Appendix I. Price Deflators for Domestic Product and Expenditure -- Appendix J. Reconstructed Communist Estimate of Domestic Product and its Reconciliation with the Adjusted Estimate, 1952-57 -- Appendix K. Computations for the 1958-59 Estimate of Domestic Product -- Appendix L. An Alternative View of Basic Construction and Investment in Working Capital -- Introduction to Reference Materials -- List of Short Titles -- List of Periodicals and Newspapers Consulted -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter