The Implementation of China's Science and Technology Policy / Edition 1

by Q. Y. Yu

Overview

Yu gives Western readers a full view of China's science and technology policy, plus a historical perspective on the development of her science, technology, and industrial enterprises. A realistic, objective review that will help overcome tendencies to under- or overestimate China's technological and industrial strength and potential for the future, his book focuses on the transition of her scientific, technological, and industrial systems from a planned to a market economy. It identifies the latest science-technology policy readjustment in China and gives Westerners a way to assess the successes and failures of technological-industrial development attributable to policy causes.

Yu describes the evolution of China's scientific and technological systems before and after her economic reforms. He covers changes in science-technology policy in their socioeconomic context, and highlights all major steps in her economic development that have spurred China's scientific-technological progress. Mr. Yu views these as a driving force for economic development, while the success of science-technology policy is determined by its effectiveness in implementing various economic activities. His book also provides in-depth coverage of changes in major industrial sectors, including agriculture, infrastructure, mainstay, high-tech, and township industries and non-governmental science-technology enterprises. The result is a unique opportunity to gain an authoritative, reliable understanding of China's scientific and technological activities, her industrial development, and the interaction between them.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781567203325
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/30/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	1450L (what's this?)

About the Author

Q.Y. YU was the director of a technology development institution in the People's Republic of China prior to his retirement. His knowledge of the science and technology systems in China and in the United States has been built upon decades of practical experience in technology exchange and technology transfer. While he has published numerous articles in Chinese, this is Mr. Yu's first book in English. He lives in China, but has traveled often to the United States, and is a former visiting scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology, associated with the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the GT Center for International Business Education and Research.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
China's Scientific and Technological Development during the Period from 1949 to 1978
An Overview of the General Orientation and Guidelines of China's Science and Technology Policy
The Reform of the Management System of Science and Technology
The Reform of the Appropriation System
The Development of a Technology Market
Strengthening Technology Development and the Assimilation Capability of the Enterprises
Reform of the Scientific and Technical Personnel Management System
China's Opening Up and Technology Acquisition Policy
Readjustment of Science and Technology Policy in the 1990s
China's Industrial Policy and Technology Acquisition
The Development of Agricultural Science and Technology
Township Industry and the Development of Appropriate Technology—The Spark Program
Policy on the Development of Infrastructure Industry
"Mainstay Industry" and Technology Policy
Emphasis on Basic Research
High-Technology Research
The Torch Program and the Progress of High-Tech Industry
Non-governmental Science and Technology Enterprises
Policy on Sustainable Development
Epilogue
References

Editorial Reviews

Arguing that what has happened in China since the 1949 revolution in the realm of science and technology is inseparable from the effects of economic and political policies, Yu (a former director of a technology development institution in China) tells the story of China's technology in the industrial, agricultural, military, and other sectors. He directly links growth in technology to China's opening up policy and advocates further socioeconomic reform. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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