La transformation postsocialiste chinoise : ouverture économique et contrainte extérieure

El Karouni, Ilyess and Charles, Sébastien (2007): La transformation postsocialiste chinoise : ouverture économique et contrainte extérieure.

Abstract

This article is an attempt to show that China's post-socialist transformation involved a change in its growth regime. Indeed, during the Maoist era, it took the form of a "forced growth" as theorized by Kornai (1972). In addition, "export aversion" was one of the main characteristics of Chinese external economic relations. Today, it is not the case anymore since China follows an export-led growth strategy. Nevertheless, this situation could be particularly difficult to manage with respect to its dependence on external demand in a context of low domestic-demand.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: LABORATOIRE D'ÉCONOMIE DIONYSIEN - LED
• English Title: Chinese postsocialist transformation: economic opening and external constraint
• Language: French
• Keywords: Changement institutionnel; transformation postsocialiste; Chine; export-led growth
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F19 - Other; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B5 - Current Heterodox Approaches > B52 - Institutional ; Evolutionary; P - Economic Systems > P3 - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions > P33 - International Trade, Finance, Investment, Relations, and Aid

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