Goh Keng Swee On China: Selected Essays: Selected Essays

Touted as one of the main engineers of Singapore's economic growth, Dr Goh's collection of writings and speeches seek to shed light on the various challenges that China faced in the early 90s. His arguments and analyses were presented clearly and concisely while being firmly established upon economic principles. Covering a broad range of topics from the growth of industries and enterprises to financial reforms and the difficulties of doing business in China, this collection provides a comprehensive view of problems the Chinese government faced while providing possible solutions. Despite being written two decades ago, the issues raised in these papers and speeches are uncannily relevant to the issues that the current Chinese government faces today.

Contents:

• China's Economic Policies in a Historical Perspective
• America Looks at China Part I — After Deng, What?
• America Looks at China Part II — Future of Reforms
• America Looks at China Part III — Absorbing Modern Technology
• America Looks at China Part IV — Correcting Systemic Weaknesses
• Li Peng on China's State Enterprises
• Into the 21st century
• What's Gone Wrong with China?
• China's Coal Industry: Symptom of a Deeper Malaise of the Economy
• Doing Business in China
• The Awakening of Asia's Giant — China

Readership: General readers, academics, professionals, students interested in China's economy.