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Exposed to powerful new economic forces, and undergoing dramatic
ownership reforms and technological changes, China's industries are
modernizing at a breakneck pace. In many industries, the outcomes
have been chaotic and poorly aligned with societal objectives. This
book analyses the transformation and modernization of China's
industries through a detailed investigation of the wool and wool
textile industries. The authors argue that to remain
internationally competitive in the post WTO accession era, Chinese
industries need to confront a critical new phase in the
modernization process - that of improving management practices and
industry co-ordination. Modernizing China's Industries is a
comprehensive, integrated and in-depth investigation of industry
transformation and modernization. The extensive first-hand
research, across a range of industry segments and participants,
spans almost two decades. The analysis reveals much about industry
modernization and transition in China for a broad range of
industries and therefore provides invaluable information for
developing strategies and accessing opportunities within China.
This book offers unique insights for academics and researchers in
Asian studies, transition studies and industrial transformation, as
well as policymakers and industry leaders interested in both the
intricacies and mega-forces involved in China's industrial
modernization. The comprehensive industry analysis also provides a
valuable reference for professionals in the increasingly
China-centric world of wool and wool textiles as well as offering
insights for other textile industry professionals.
China accounts for around one-eighth of the world's grassland and
almost all of its grasslands are being degraded. The authors
analyse how China is grappling with the complex ecological and
livelihood problems these pastoral areas present. The sustainable
development of these extremely poor, culturally sensitive,
strategically important and extremely diverse western pastoral
areas poses one of the foremost challenges confronting the Chinese
government. This much-needed study provides a unique examination of
the intricate web of policies and institutions that now impact on
grassland degradation and sustainable development in China's
pastoral region. Understanding this complex matrix and its impact
on the management of people, livestock, grasslands, markets and
industry structures is crucial in charting a way forward. The
authors argue that the aim should be to manage these inter-locking
complex systems in a manner that takes advantage of the
opportunities that technology present to achieve sustainable use of
the grasslands. Whilst their analysis is especially relevant to how
China pursues the high priority national goal of 'Developing the
West', it also reveals much about how China addresses other serious
environmental problems that involve disadvantaged groups. With its
multi-disciplinary approach, the book will be invaluable and
fascinating reading for academics and researchers of Chinese
studies, development studies, ecosystem sustainability and natural
resource management. Based on extensive first-hand fieldwork in the
grasslands over two decades, the practical detail in this book will
also be warmly welcomed by consultants and officials in NGOs and
other international agencies charged with planning and executing
pastoral development projects in China, Central Asia and Mongolia.
China is one of the world's largest developing agricultural
countries and dominates the international livestock revolution in
terms of its aggregate size and growth rate. While the sheep meat
industry is still in the early stages of development, it is an
excellent example of the upheaval taking place in Chinese
agriculture. This book focuses on the growing sheep meat industry
while drawing on associated research from other areas of the
Chinese livestock section. Using this research, the authors use the
sheep meat industry case study to illustrate the broader trends
that apply more generally to the Chinese livestock sector,
especially in the case of ruminant livestock.
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