Openness, Economic Growth and Regional Disparities

Openness, Economic Growth and Regional Disparities

Substantial disparities across different Chinese regions are one of the most prominent features in Chinas development process. This book investigates the mechanisms through which openness affects regional economic growth and interregional disparities in China. Based on the latest data and employing a variety of panel data regression techniques, it provides readers with new findings that shed light on the effects of openness on Chinas regional economic growth and the evolution of the countrys interregional disparities.

Openness, Economic Growth and Regional Disparities

The Orange Juice Business

The Orange Juice Business

The orange juice chain is unique, probably a sui generis commodity. Although several countries produce oranges and juices, two regions in the world are the responsible for around 80% of the production. These are the states of Sao Paulo in Brazil and Florida in the USA. Although the emerging countries are growing in production, the juice consumer is also concentrated in the USA and Europe where more than 90% of consumption takes place.The characteristics of this chain are so unique, that it makes a nice laboratory for academics and business people to exercise strategies, since risk is spread. O.

The Orange Juice Business