China's Economic Growth

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China's Economic Growth

Economy

GDP exponential growth: 67.9 billion in 1952 18292.1 billions in 2005

Urban per capita income :£600 in 2001

overtook UK in 2005

4th largest in the world

Labour

fewer strikes

few trade unions

95% cheaper than USA

Massive Population - 1.3 billion

High demand for jobs

Cheap wages

Massive Market

makes 60% of the world bicycles

1979 - increase of consumable income demand for electrical household goods, air conditioners, cars and computers.

Three Gorges Dam

generates 22,500 MW

China produces more HEP than anyone in the world.

generates two thirds of its electricity in coal stations

Politics

Good connections with ports all over the world

hosted the 2008 Beijing Olympics

encourages further foreign investment

controlled foreign investments so that China could get the best benefit

Communism

Started in China by Chairman Mao Zendong

late 1940s

Goal :to manage the economy democratically

No private property

Common ownership

everyone has a right to own any tool used to produce goods

Socialist way of thinking that there should not be any social classes or states

Deng XiaoPing

set up many SEZs (Special Economic Zones).

Attracts foreign investments

set in 4 places at first

Hainan

Fujian

Shanghai

Guangdong

free from tax

1944-80

wanted to end China's confinement and want China's industry to grow

came up with an idea

you eat everything that you produce any surplus you can sell.

came into power after Mao died