China and Post-Socialist Development

Bolesta, Andrzej

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“…China's model of development is based on the provisions of the post-socialist developmental state. Coined in the early 2000s, the concept has subsequently been developed into a concrete construction, containing features related to state ideology, systemic arrangements and economic policies (Bolesta, 2015).…”

Section: China's Model Of Developmentmentioning

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“…China has had a long tradition of limiting access to its market, rather than prohibiting foreign companies to trade. The instruments include laws, regulations and policies, sectoral activities as well as adhoc actions (Bolesta, 2015) and are usually examined in detail by the reports of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. In effect both sets of policies, those of Myanmar and those of China, limit trade opportunities for foreign firms.…”

Section: Trade and Investment Policymentioning

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“…China applied a similar policy in the mid-2000s. After meeting the 100 mln USD capitalisation requirements, foreign banks were excluded from most financial services and lucrative government projects (Bolesta, 2015).…”

Section: The Financial Sector Policiesmentioning

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Myanmar-China peculiar relationship: Trade, investment and the model of development

Bolesta¹

2018

Journal of International Studies

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Myanmar and China have a long tradition of bilateral economic relations, the intensity of which has been changing according to political circumstances. In the late 1980s bilateral trade growth accelerated, and so did China's investment volume in Myanmar. Although economic and political liberalisation of Myanmar has resulted in a slowing down of bilateral trade and investment dynamics due to the growing number of international economic partners, China remains one of the most important among them. Although the topic of trade and investment between Myanmar and China is relatively well covered in various studies, most of the analyses omit an additional peculiar relationship. Both countries are postsocialist economies. Today they are at different stages of economic transition and development, still, they have followed similar developmental trajectories. This is because post-socialist Myanmar has emulated China's model of socioeconomic development. The China's model is based on the concept of Post-Socialist Developmental State, a fusion of the historical developmental state concept and post-socialist systemic transformation. The imitation of this Chinese model is demonstrated by the content of Myanmar's industrial policy, trade and investment policy and the arrangements concerning the financial system. Myanmar's policy makers have targeted a vast array of industrial sectors for development, relied on the companies affiliated with the regime, opened up gradually and selectively for international trade, attracted foreign investments by establishing special zones and kept the financial sector closed.

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Myanmar-China peculiar relationship: Trade, investment and the model of development

Bolesta¹

2018

Journal of International Studies

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“…State transformation per se refers to 'fundamental shifts in the scope of state activities, bureaucratic capacities, purposes, instruments, and structures of authority' (Huber et al, 2015: 3-9, 13). It is generally accepted that China is a state in flux with unprecedented state transformation from a socialist state to a pseudo-socialist state with capitalist/neoliberalist features (Bolesta, 2015;Chow, 2015;Hameiri and Jones, 2015) or can be defined as a post-socialist developmental state (PSDS) (Bolesta, 2015: 227). When the notion of state transformation and developmental leadership is considered in the context of China, the 'fundamental shifts in the scope of state activities, bureaucratic capacities, purposes, instruments, and structures of authority' (Huber et al, 2015: 3-9, 13) should be taken into account and, possibly, identify developmental leadership sui generis in the context of China as a PSDS.…”

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Crouching tigers, leaping lions? Developmental leadership lesson for South Africa from China and Malaysia

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China and Post-Socialist Development

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Myanmar-China peculiar relationship: Trade, investment and the model of development

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