An Economic Analysis of the Rise and Decline of Chinese Township and Village Enterprises
In: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
Contents -- Abbreviations and Definitions -- List of Figures -- 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Township and Village Enterprise and Economic Duality -- 1.2 Implications of TVE Studies: Macro and Micro Perspectives -- 1.3 Empirical and Theoretical Considerations: The Definition of Economic Environment -- 1.4 Research Method and Methodology -- 1.4.1 Definition of Township and Village Enterprise -- 1.4.2 Official Data Sources -- 1.4.3 Empirical Studies and the Using of Data -- 1.5 The Purpose of This Study and the Structure of the Book -- Notes -- References -- 2: TVEs: Theories and Methodology -- 2.1 A Brief Introduction to TVEs -- 2.2 A General Macro-Level Theory Review -- 2.2.1 Economic Growth and Economic Transition -- 2.2.2 M-Form Theory and Fiscal Feudalism -- 2.2.3 State Corporatism and Joint Liability -- 2.2.4 Economic Environment and Ambiguous Property Rights -- 2.3 Comments on Macro Issues and Theories -- 2.4 Micro-Theory: Ownership Structure and Entrepreneurship -- 2.5 Implications -- 2.5.1 Junction of Institutions: The Represented M-Form Theory -- 2.5.2 Alternative Institutions -- 2.5.3 Macro and Micro: Economic Reform and Organizational Change -- 2.6 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3: Township and Village Enterprises: History and Institutions (1958-1997) -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Commune-Brigade Enterprises (CBEs) in the Pre-reform Period: 1958-1978 -- 3.2.1 The Origin of CBEs -- 3.2.2 CBE Operation Under Central Planning Economy -- 3.2.3 CBE Institutions: Strengths and Weaknesses -- 3.2.4 CBE and Central Government Decentralization -- 3.3 From Commune-Brigade Enterprises (CBEs) to Township and Village Enterprises (TVEs): 1978-1984 -- 3.3.1 1978 Reform and Its Institutional Foundations -- 3.3.2 Decentralization and Liberalization -- 3.3.3 The Role of Local Government in the Creation of CBE Property Rights