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Green Transformation and Development

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Provides an English guide to Chinese environmental policies
  • Offers insights into the ways in which environmental mandates are enforced in China
  • Explores the different ways that centralized planning can tackle climate change in a comprehensive way

Part of the book series: The Great Transformation of China (TGTC)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. The Origin and Connotation of Green Development

    • Shuzhong Gu, Meie Xie, Xinhua Zhang
    Pages 1-33
  3. Make Full Use of the Experience of International Green Development

    • Shuzhong Gu, Meie Xie, Xinhua Zhang
    Pages 35-53
  4. The Pressure of Green Transformation and Development

    • Shuzhong Gu, Meie Xie, Xinhua Zhang
    Pages 55-76
  5. The Driving Force of Green Transformation and Development

    • Shuzhong Gu, Meie Xie, Xinhua Zhang
    Pages 77-94
  6. The Resistance of Green Transformation and Development

    • Shuzhong Gu, Meie Xie, Xinhua Zhang
    Pages 95-117
  7. Government Finance and Green Transformation and Development

    • Shuzhong Gu, Meie Xie, Xinhua Zhang
    Pages 119-169
  8. Finance and Green Transformation and Development

    • Shuzhong Gu, Meie Xie, Xinhua Zhang
    Pages 171-230
  9. Consumption and Green Transformation and Development

    • Shuzhong Gu, Meie Xie, Xinhua Zhang
    Pages 231-276
  10. Science and Technology and Green Transformation and Development

    • Shuzhong Gu, Meie Xie, Xinhua Zhang
    Pages 277-298
  11. New-Type Urbanization and Green Transformation and Development

    • Shuzhong Gu, Meie Xie, Xinhua Zhang
    Pages 299-333
  12. Assessment and Green Development Transformation

    • Shuzhong Gu, Meie Xie, Xinhua Zhang
    Pages 335-344
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 345-350

About this book

This book offers an insiders' view into Chinese plans for a green transformation of the economy of China. Analyzing the pressures, drive, and resistance to this green transformation in China, the book explores the key fields, from green finance and green banking to green consumption and green urbanization. Furthermore, it offers a guide on how government officials will be penalized or rewarded for their successful furtherance of green objectives. This book will be of interest to climate activists, China watchers, architects, and all those invested in a sustainable future.​



Authors and Affiliations

  • Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), Beijing, China

    Shuzhong Gu

  • Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, Kunming, China

    Meie Xie

  • Party School of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee of C.P.C, Urumqi, China

    Xinhua Zhang

About the authors

Shuzhong Gu is currently deputy-director and researcher at the Institute of Resources and Environment Policies, China, and vice chairman of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning. Gu has a research focus in resource economics, resource safety, resource management, and resource policy.

Meie Xie is currently an associate professor at Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, China, and postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xie focuses on teaching and research in the fields of resource and ecological economics, regional economics, regional development, among others.

Xinhua Zhang is currently a lecturer of the Party Committee School of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, and postdoctoral fellow at the of Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Zhang focuses on research and teaching in the fields of resource economics, regional economics, among others.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Green Transformation and Development

  • Authors: Shuzhong Gu, Meie Xie, Xinhua Zhang

  • Series Title: The Great Transformation of China

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9495-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9494-3Published: 02 January 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9497-4Published: 26 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-32-9495-0Published: 05 December 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2509-6001

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-601X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 350

  • Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Asian Economics, Development and Sustainability, Asian Politics

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eBook USD 49.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 64.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 89.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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