The Political Economy of the Chinese Coal Industry Black Gold and Blood-Stained Coal Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy Series
Auteur : Wright Tim
Coal mining is one of China?s largest industries, and provides an excellent case study through which to consider the broader issues of China?s transition from socialism to capitalism, focussing on the shift to a market economy, the rise of rural industry and the situation of China?s working class.
Coal was one of the pillars of the planned economy but, the author argues, its shift to market-based operations has been protracted and difficult, particularly in moving from the artificially low prices of the planned economy to market prescribed prices - a change that had a major impact on the industry?s financial performance. The book goes on to considers the growth of small rural coal mines as part of the Township and Village Enterprises (TVEs) programme; these small mines have brought prosperity to areas where small manufacturing enterprises are not competitive, but at the same time have been the cause of many social and environmental problems. It also examines the situation of coal miners - arguably one the most vulnerable segments of the Chinese working class - under socialism and under capitalism, paying particular attention to the issue of work safety and coal mine disasters. The book provides a comprehensive and coherent treatment of these issues from the establishment of the People?s Republic up to 2010.
Part 1: The Chinese Coal Mining Industry 1. China’s Coal Industry: Growth and Development Over the Long Term Part 2: Rents, Prices and Profits in Coal Mining 2. Rent Seeking and the Political Economy of Coal Prices 3. The Financial Performance of Coal Enterprises Part 3: Coal Mining in China’s Rural Industrialization 4. The Rural Coal Mines and Their Owners: Social Costs and Benefits 5. The Central State and the Rural Mines Part 4: The Fate of Coal Miners in China’s Changing Economy 6. Low Wages and Poor Job Security? 7. Coal Mine Safety: The Record 8. Coal Mine Safety: Political Determinants
Tim Wright is Emeritus Professor of Chinese Studies, University of Sheffield, UK. He is author of Coal Mining in China’s Economy and Society, 1895-1937.
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Thèmes de The Political Economy of the Chinese Coal Industry :
Mots-clés :
Thomson; The Chinese Coal Industry: An Economic History; Rui Huaichuan; Globalisation; Transition and Development in China; Elspeth Thomson; Huaichuan Rui; The Case of the Coal Industry; Globalization; Transition and Development in China; Young Men; SOE Manager; STN; Chinese Coal Industry; SOE Reform; Lewis Turning Point; SOE; Key SOEs; Coal Safety; Interview 2004c; TVE Sector; Dual Track Price System; China’s Political Economy; China’s Coal Industry; Harvard Yenching Institute; Interview 2004a; Fob Price; SOE Worker; Coal Mining Enterprises; Coal Prices; China’s Coal; Mine Closures; China’s Coal Production; Coal Owners; Coal Enterprises