Scaffold 2: China case study summary

The influence of globalisation on China Page 84

  • China became the world’s largest economy in PPP terms in 2014, with 18.6% of global GDP in 2021.
  • China has made rapid progress in economic and human development by reforming its economy to become ‘market driven’ or capitalist in orientation.

China’s Economic Reform Strategy Page 84

differences between economic growth and economic development pages 85-86

  • Economic growth:
    • China’s high GDP growth rates, peaking at 14.2% in 2007 but later slowed due to the impact of the GFC.
  • Economic development: Significant poverty reduction, with the World Bank estimating a reduction of extreme poverty by 400 million in the last 25 years.

distribution of income and wealth page 88

  • Real household incomes grew but were accompanied by a rise in income inequality (Gini coefficient increased from 0.30 in the early 1980s to 0.382 in 2019).
  • Higher incomes in urban and coastal areas compared to rural and inland areas, leading to regional disparities.

income and quality of life indicators page 87

  • Improvements in life expectancy (rose from 63.2 years in 1975 to 76.9 years in 2019), schooling, and GNI per capita (annual growth of 8.2% between 1975 and 2019).

developing economies, emerging economies, advanced economies (textbook definition of each)

reasons for differences between nations (relates to the above)

trade, investment and transnational corporations (page 89)

environmental sustainability page 92

the international business cycle.

Evaluation of Chinese Government Economic Policy pages 94-96