Springer Development of Circular Economy in China (Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path)

This book presents a detailed background to the circular economy in China, explores government measures to promote it in China’s market economy, and introduces the supporting laws and policies. The book goes on to describe, from a technology perspective, successful circular economy practices in sectors such as agriculture, iron and steel, cement, coal-fired power, chemistry, paper manufacturing and city mineral. This book sheds some light on what China has done and achieved to change the mode of economic development in order to minimize its negative impacts on resources and the environment. Readers will learn from and be inspired by China’s circular economy practices. Industrializing countries can also draw on China’s experiences to solve their own problems, enabling them to make their economic development resource-saving and more environmentally friendly. If this is achieved, this book can be considered a modest contribution to the sustainability of human society. From the Back Cover This book presents a detailed background to the circular economy in China, explores government measures to promote it in China’s market economy, and introduces the supporting laws and policies. The book goes on to describe, from a technology perspective, successful circular economy practices in sectors such as agriculture, iron and steel, cement, coal-fired power, chemistry, paper manufacturing and city mineral. This book sheds some light on what China has done and achieved to change the mode of economic development in order to minimize its negative impacts on resources and the environment. Readers will learn from and be inspired by China’s circular economy practices. Industrializing countries can also draw on China’s experiences to solve their own problems, enabling them to make their economic development resource-saving and more environmentally friendly. If this is achieved, this book can be considered a modest contribution to the sustainability of human society. About the Author Mr. Jianguo Qi, Vice Director and senior Research Fellow ,Institute of Quantitative & Technical Economics,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is Chief Expert in the research field of circular economy theory and Methodology. Since 2003, He has been committed to promoting the development of circular economy in China, in order to alleviate the problems of the resources shortage and heavy pollution emission caused by economic growth in China. His research interests focus on policy issues, but also relates to the technology and industrial organization.  He served in the following non entities, Director of research centre for circular economy and environment,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Executive Vice President of Chinese Association of Quantitative Economics, Syndic of Chinese Association of Soft Sciences Research, Syndic of Chinese Association of  Sciences and Policy, Members of the national strategic emerging industry expert committee. Mr.Jingxing Zhao, Senior Research Fellow ,Institute of Quantitative & Technical Economics,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is the Chief Expert in the research field of Growth theory and Chinese economy.  Mr. Wenjun Li, Senior research fellow ,director of the division of Industrial Technical Economics, Institute of Quantitative & Technical Economics,vice director of research centre for circular economy and environment,Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His research interests focus on circular economy theory, methodology, policy issues, regional plan, as well as something related to the technology and industrial organization. He has broadly studied the projects on quantitative and technical economics. The main projects are as follows: Some regional plans on the development of circular economy, 2010-2014; Transformation of China’s economy development pattern, 2008-2009; The socio-economic effects of the West Route in the South North Diversion Project, 2005-2007; Inv