How has China approached the global economy? Webber, Wang and Zhu attempt to answer this question through analysis of the concepts of globalization, transition and regionalization. China's approach has been experimental, stressing the liberalization of trade and investment flows and the development of a market economy. By these indexes globalization in China has been gradual and uneven. Integrating Western social science and Chinese research, this book assesses the nature and effect of globalization in China and its implications.

ZHIYU SHEN Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China JICI WANG Professor of Geography, Bejing University, China HOUKAI WEI Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Knocking on WTO's Door; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu Managed Openness: Opening China's Door; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu China Goes Out: Investing Overseas; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu Making Markets; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu Foreign Direct Investment and Labour Relations; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu China's Puzzle Game: Four Spatial Shifts of Development; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu Reconfiguring the Microgeography of China: Special Economic Zones; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu High and New Technology Industrial Development Zones; J.Wang Structural Adjustment: Creating a New Textile Industry; H.Wei & Z.Shen The Trajectory of the Personal Computer Industry; J.Wang Conclusions: Opening the Gate to the World Economy; M.Webber, M.Wang & Y.Zhu References