Red Capitalism in South China
Growth and Development of the Pearl River Delta
Description
This book describes the dramatic economic and spatial transformation in
China’s Pearl River Delta region over the past decade. Reforms
introduced by the Chinese government since 1978 were the cause of this
transformation. The Pearl River Delta has had the highest recorded rate
of economic growth in East Asia and has done so through a pattern of
development which differed significantly from that found in other
regions of fast growth. George Lin reviews the processes by which this
remarkable transformation was achieved and discusses the implications
of such change. Red Capitalism in South China looks at
theories of regional development and the patterns of spatial and
economic restructuring in the Delta, and provides three case studies
which focus on the transformation of the peasant economy, transport
development, and the influence of Hong Kong.
Reviews
This book gives a particularly good account of the economic and spatial transformation of the Delta in the reform period ... The book is well written and produced, with arguments often supported by very good maps and graphs ... it is definitely a worthwhile library purchase.
- Leong Liew
... well-researched and handsomely produced ... Red Capitalism in South China is a must for scholars interested in China and for anyone interested in the economic development strategies that might be employed by rural areas in general.
- Lawrence T. Woods
(In this) clearly written and well-researched book ... Lin has successfully tested Western theories of economic and spatial development in the Pearl River Delta in the post-reform period ... He has made a great contribution to the literature on post-reform China, and this book should be read by all who are interested in China’s recent economic development. Indeed, it would make a good supplementary text for a course on the geography of China. It is hoped that a second edition will appear soon.
- C.P. Lo