Joint ventures in the People's Republic of China : the control of foreign direct investment under socialism / / Margaret M. Pearson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780198303321
• Autore: Pearson Margaret M. <1959->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, [1992?] c1991
• ISBN: 1-4008-2056-1; 9786612751493; 1-282-75149-2; 1-4008-1295-X
• Edizione: [Course Book]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (350 pages)
• Disciplina: 338.8/8851
• Soggetti: Joint ventures - China; Investments, Foreign - China
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-320) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction and Overview -- Chapter One. The Political Economy of Foreign Investment in China: Issues and Framework -- Chapter Two. The Chinese Outlook at the Outset of the Foreign Investment Policy -- Chapter Three. The Pattern of Foreign Direct Investment in China, 1979-1988 -- Chapter Four. Controls at the National and Regional Levels -- Chapter Five. Controls at the Enterprise Level -- Chapter Six. Conclusion: The Control of Foreign Direct Investment under Socialism -- Appendix A: Methodological Issues -- Appendix B: Nonequity Forms of Foreign Direct Investment -- Appendix C: Summary of Sample Data Presented in the Text -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: When Chinese leaders announced in late 1978 that China would "open to the outside world," they embarked on a strategy for attracting private foreign capital to spur economic development. At the same time, they were concerned about possible negative repercussions of this policy. Margaret Pearson examines government efforts to control the terms of foreign investment between 1979 and 1988 and, more broadly, the abilities of socialist states in general to establish the terms ; of their own participation in the world economy. Drawing on interviews with Chinese and foreigners involved in joint ventures, Pearson focuses on the years from 1979 through 1988, but she also comments on the fate of the "open" policy following the economic retrenchment and political upheavals of the late 1980's. "Since the policy of `opening' was launched in Beijing in 1979 some Chinese leaders have favoured foreign investment, while others have feared that it would carry ideas and institutions that would corrupt Chinese socialism. This study of Chinese policies toward foreign-invested enterprises (FIFs) during the 1980's broadly charts significant changes in the impact of these competing views on policy. . . . Pearson's overview and analysis provide thought-provoking perspectives. . . . Pearson furnishes excellent evidence that throughout the 1980's the pressure for reform was so great that the conservatives had to retreat repeatedly, despite their concerns about the decline of collectivist values and the Maoist dream."--Stanley Lubman, The China Quarterly

Baronial reform and revolution in England, 1258-1267 / / edited by Adrian Jobson [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910149437403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : , : The Boydell Press, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-78204-899-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 942.03/4
• Soggetti: HISTORY / Medieval; History; Great Britain History Barons' War, 1263-1267; Great Britain Politics and government 1216-1272
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 21 May 2021).
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Introduction -- Modern Historians and the Period of Reform and Rebellion, 1258–1265 -- The Secret Revolution of 1258 ; -- Baronial Reform, the Justiciar’s Court and Commercial Legislation: The Case of Grimsby -- Crisis Management: Baronial Reform at the Exchequer -- Local Administration during the Period of Reform and Rebellion -- What Happened in 1261? -- Writing Reform and Rebellion -- Civic Government in Troubled Times: London c.1263–1270 -- The Montfortian Bishops -- Reformers and Royalists: Aristocratic Women in Politics, 1258–1267 -- The Midland Knights and the Barons’ War: The Warwickshire Evidence -- Retinues, Agents and Garrisons during the Barons’ Wars -- The Barons’ War in the North of England, 1264–1265 -- The Maritime Theatre, 1258–12671 -- Reasserting Medieval Kingship: King Henry III and the Dictum of Kenilworth -- INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: The years between 1258 and 67 comprise one of the most influential periods in the Middle Ages in England. This turbulent decade witnessed a bitter power struggle between King Henry III and his baronsover who should control the government of the realm. Before England eventually descended into civil war, a significant proportion of the baronage had attempted to transform its governance by imposingon the crown a programme of legislative and administrative reform far more radical and wide-ranging than Magna Carta in 1215. Constituting a critical stage in the development of parliament, the reformist movement would remain unsurpassed in its radicalism until the upheavals of the seventeenth century. Simon de Montfort, the baronial champion, became the first leader of a political movement to seize power and govern in the king's name. The essays collected here offer the most recent research into and ideas on this pivotal period. Several contributions focus upon the roles played in the political struggle by particular sections of thirteenth-century society, including the Midland knights and their political allegiances, aristocratic women, and the merchant elite in London. The events themselves constitute the second major theme of this volume, with subjects such as the secret revolution of 1258, Henry III's recovery of power in 1261, and the little studied maritime theatre during the civil wars of 1263-7 being considered. Adrian Jobson is an Associate Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University. Contributors: Sophie Ambler, Nick Barratt, David Carpenter, Peter Coss, Mario Fernandes, Andrew H. Hershey, Adrian Jobson, Lars Kjaer, John A. McEwan, Tony Moore, Fergus Oakes, H.W. Ridgeway, Christopher David Tilley, Benjamin L. Wild, Louise J. Wilkinson.