Chinese Province as a Reform Experiment: The Case of Hainan.

摘要

In September 1987, the Central Committee and the State Council of China established three broad directions for reform in the new province of Hainan: a market economy, rather than the 'planned commodity economy'; equal competition between economic units, irrespective of ownership, rather than 'public ownership as key'; and 'small government, big society,' rather than government organization mirroring the central government ministries. Because of the province's small market, the authorities chose an outward-oriented economy as their goal. They also hoped that reform in Hainan would resolve dilemmas China will face in a future phase of comprehensive system reforms on the mainland. The report sketches out how the reform orientation has proceeded so far, the problems encountered, and the challenges still to be met.