
Regional Powerhouse
The Greater Pearl River Delta and the Rise of China
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 17. May 2005
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-470-82173-2 (ISBN)
Description
"The Pearl River Delta has played a vital role in China's remarkable economic growth in the last 25 years. This book will help the reader understand the dynamics of the region, its contributors to China's development, and its outlook to the future."
--Sir John Bond
Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc.
"Michael Enright and Edith Scott, the top specialists on the Hong Kong economy, have here traced the big new development, the intimate linkages between Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta area to create a dynamism and vitality that rivals that of Shanghai. Thorough, informative, analytic."
--Ezra Vogel
Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences
Harvard University Asia Center
"Regional Powerhouse: The Greater Pearl River Delta and the Rise of China is a compelling and rigorous insight on the region that led China's economic miracle and continues today as a pivotal piece in the global economic jigsaw."
--Alasdair Morrison
Chairman and CEO, Asia
Morgan Stanley
"For those of us who live in this region, this book captures for the first time the full magnitude and complexity of the strength that has emerged from our unique interactions. For those living elsewhere, it makes a compelling case for why the Greater Pearl River Delta region should be in the forefront of their own understanding of an emerging China."
--Dr Victor K Fung
Chairman, The Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council
Chairman, The Li & Fung Group
--Sir John Bond
Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc.
"Michael Enright and Edith Scott, the top specialists on the Hong Kong economy, have here traced the big new development, the intimate linkages between Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta area to create a dynamism and vitality that rivals that of Shanghai. Thorough, informative, analytic."
--Ezra Vogel
Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences
Harvard University Asia Center
"Regional Powerhouse: The Greater Pearl River Delta and the Rise of China is a compelling and rigorous insight on the region that led China's economic miracle and continues today as a pivotal piece in the global economic jigsaw."
--Alasdair Morrison
Chairman and CEO, Asia
Morgan Stanley
"For those of us who live in this region, this book captures for the first time the full magnitude and complexity of the strength that has emerged from our unique interactions. For those living elsewhere, it makes a compelling case for why the Greater Pearl River Delta region should be in the forefront of their own understanding of an emerging China."
--Dr Victor K Fung
Chairman, The Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council
Chairman, The Li & Fung Group
Reviews / Votes
"...an easy to read introduction to the business environment of the region..." (Global Turnaround, July 2005) "This is essential reading for anyone interested in China's economic influence on the world. And given the trends of the past decade, that means everyone." (MBA Business, Summer 2005)More details
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations, maps
Dimensions
Height: 23.4 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
644 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-82173-2 (9780470821732)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Michael J. Enright, a leading expert on competitiveness, regional economic development, and international business strategy, is Sun Hung Kai Professor and Director of the Asia-Pacific Competitiveness Program at the University of Hong Kong. He has directed major reviews of the competitiveness of more than 20 economies on five continents and has co-authored books or monographs on the competitiveness of Hong Kong, New Zealand, Switzerland, Venezuela, and Canada. He has advised numerous multilateral organizations, governments, and firms, and has appeared in more than 30 countries as an invited speaker.
Edith E. Scott is Managing Director of Enright, Scott & Associates Ltd., a strategy consulting firm based in Hong Kong. She advises governments and corporations on competitiveness, regional development, and international investment in Greater China and the Asia-Pacific. Ms. Scott has authored several publications on competitiveness and business conditions in Greater China and has co-authored The Hong Kong Advantage (1997) and Venezuela: The Challenge of Competitiveness (1996).
Ka-mun Chang is the Managing Director of Li & Fung Research Centre. Mr Chang is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a council member of the Chinese Society of Macroeconomics, State Development Reform Commission. He also is a staff officer of the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council. He is the author of China 1949-1997, an Economic and Political analysis (1997), and co-author of Li & Fung: the Orchestrator of Global Supply Chain Management (2003).
Edith E. Scott is Managing Director of Enright, Scott & Associates Ltd., a strategy consulting firm based in Hong Kong. She advises governments and corporations on competitiveness, regional development, and international investment in Greater China and the Asia-Pacific. Ms. Scott has authored several publications on competitiveness and business conditions in Greater China and has co-authored The Hong Kong Advantage (1997) and Venezuela: The Challenge of Competitiveness (1996).
Ka-mun Chang is the Managing Director of Li & Fung Research Centre. Mr Chang is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a council member of the Chinese Society of Macroeconomics, State Development Reform Commission. He also is a staff officer of the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council. He is the author of China 1949-1997, an Economic and Political analysis (1997), and co-author of Li & Fung: the Orchestrator of Global Supply Chain Management (2003).
Content
1. China, its Regions, and the Greater Pearl River Delta.
2. The Economic Development of Hong Kong.
3. The Economic Development of the Pearl River Delta Region.
4. Economic Interaction between Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta Region.
5. Combinations and Competitiveness in the Greater Pearl River Delta Region.
6. Forces Shaping the Greater Pearl River Delta Region.
7. Future Interaction between Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta Region.
8. Future Combinations and Competitiveness in the Greater Pearl River Delta Region.
9. Issues for the Greater Pearl River Delta Region.
10. The Greater Pearl River Delta Region in Perspective.
2. The Economic Development of Hong Kong.
3. The Economic Development of the Pearl River Delta Region.
4. Economic Interaction between Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta Region.
5. Combinations and Competitiveness in the Greater Pearl River Delta Region.
6. Forces Shaping the Greater Pearl River Delta Region.
7. Future Interaction between Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta Region.
8. Future Combinations and Competitiveness in the Greater Pearl River Delta Region.
9. Issues for the Greater Pearl River Delta Region.
10. The Greater Pearl River Delta Region in Perspective.