China's Global Political Economy

1. Introduction and overview, Robert Taylor PART 1 POLITICAL ECONOMY 2. China's 'new normal' growth trajectory : regional and global implications, Lucia Morales and Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan 3. Origins and Dimensions of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: experimental patch-work or grand strategy? Robert Pauls and Joern-Carsten Gottwald 4. Urban- rural differences in social policies: the case of the hukou system in China, Agar Brugavini, Danilo Cavapozzi and Yao Pan 5. The changing role of leadership and the impact of social media: a case study of public officials in Lanzhou. Bhumika Gupta, Saijid Haider, Zhu Yanru and Fan Yunxin PART 2 INWARD AND OUTWARD FDI 6. Chinese outward foreign direct investment: strategies for international development. Bruno Amann, Jacques Jaussaud and Zhang Boqi 7. Chinese companies go global: the case of Chinese investments in France, Li Gao and Jan Schaaper 8. Chinese firms in France: investment motives and related top manager staffing practices, Jiang Huiling and Roman Belz 9. The Chinese way in developing corporate social responsibility. Gildas Lusteau, Isabelle Barth and Jacques Jaussaud 10. The corporate social responsibility strategy of a French multinational: a global and local approach. Claire Etienne PART 3 SERVICES AND CONSUMPTION 11. The price earnings per share (PER) and price book value of equity( PBR) in China: where do we stand? Sophie Nivoix and Guo Yugang 12. Emerging opportunities, challenges and constraints in the Chinese food industry, Maria Bruna Zolin and Matilde Cassin 13. Food security, food safety and pesticides: China and the EU compared, Maria Bruna Zolin, Matilde Cassin and Ilda Mannino 14. Assessing the trade potential between China and the EU in the agricultural sector, Bernadette Andreosso-O'Callaghan and LI Junshi