Regional Policy in China

Currently, much is said about the directions of development of modern China. However, we still do not know what will determine the expected superpower position of the Middle Kingdom. The book is an attempt to answer questions about China's main development challenges from a regional perspective. China aspires to become the country with the largest economy and development potential. This intention may turn out to be in vain if such significant disparities and development imbalances in the regional system are still present in China. The key to understanding the transformation of contemporary China is to recognize the internal determinants of the functioning of both the state and the economy from a regional perspective. A better understanding of the ways of managing regional development disparities may contribute to a more accurate assessment of the dynamics and directions of China's socio-economic development.

Dr Marek ?wistak is a professor at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. He is a member of the Polish Society of Political Sciences and a member of the Polish Society for European Studies. His research interests are public policies analysis, regional policy, socio-economic development of China.