China
Introduction
The China Program is the focus for the Centre for International
Economic Studies' research programs on the Chinese economy. Initially
called the Chinese Economy Research Unit, then the Chinese Economies
Research Centre (CERC), the program was co-founded by Christopher
Findlay and Andrew Watson, who together with numerous Chinese affiliates
built its strong reputation globally during the 1990s.
CERC merged with Adelaide University's Centre for International
Economic Studies (CIES) on July 1 2000 and continues its function
as a major program of research and teaching within CIES.
The Program Co-ordinator is Professor Kym
Anderson. (Professor Anderson is currently on leave to the World
Bank)
Comments about the program are welcome, as are possibilities for
research collaboration. Please contact kanderson@worldbank.org
Research
The China research program has included a variety of topics associated
with the process of economic reform. It has however
tended to concentrate on developments in rural China, especially
the impact of reforms in agriculture and industry.
Projects have included:
- the development of agricultural marketing systems
- the process of the growth of rural enterprises
- steel industry prospects and trade implications
- textile industry growth and its raw material demands
- disparaties in regional development in China
- the estimation of Chinas GDP
- the forces for and extent of urbanisation
- the reform of the grain marketing system
- the extent and origins of poverty in China
Program Publications
Pre-1998 Working Papers
ACIAR Collaborative Research Project: Chinese
Grain Market Policy with Special Emphasis on the Domestic Grain
Trade
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