The Political Economy of the Chinese Coal Industry: Black Gold and Bloodstained Coal

摘要

Tim Wright examines China's coal industry to shed some light on broader issues in China's political economy during the transition from socialism to capitalism. The big questions this volume touches on include: to what extent do different levels of government undermine the capacity of the central government to achieve its objectives? Is the state predatory or developmental? Is the state advancing at the expense of the private sector? Have workers been winners or losers in the reform era?