China Small and Medium Enterprise Development Report No.1

Author: Zhang Junxi / Ma Jun / Zhang Yuli, Editors
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: This book provides a detailed analysis of the development status of Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), examining their strengths and weaknesses. It helps enhance public understanding of SMEs among various sectors, offering valuable insights for government policymakers, academic peers, and SME practitioners. All statistical data in this book are based on the latest SME classification standards, making its systematicity and accuracy a major highlight. The second feature of this book is its quantitative approach. Using rigorous academic methods, the authors conduct in-depth empirical analyses of SMEs across seven dimensions: scale, performance, financial conditions, production and operations, cost control, R&D investment, and financing status. The findings offer many valuable conclusions. Particularly noteworthy is the empirical analysis of listed SMEs, which pioneers research in this field and holds significant reference value. The third feature of this book is its international perspective. The SME policies and social support systems of countries and regions such as the United States, the European Union, Japan, and South Korea have undergone long-term development and refinement, and their experiences and lessons are worth learning from by Chinese SME management authorities. The authors of this book specifically collected the SME support systems of these four outstanding countries and regions, analyzing their development processes, achievements, and shortcomings, with a focus on introducing the experiences of each country in defining and classifying SMEs, the institutional and organizational systems related to SMEs, financial support services for SMEs, technology and market support systems for SMEs, and SME policies. The book is divided into five parts.
Part I: Comprehensive Analysis
This part provides a comprehensive analysis of the macro operating environment and development status of Chinese SMEs in 2003. It first elaborates on the changes and trends in the domestic and international macro operating environment, then gives an overview of the development status of SMEs, and further analyzes the financial, production, and operational cost conditions of SMEs in detail.
Part II: Development
This part is divided into four sections:
1. Financing status of SMEs
2. Operating performance of listed SMEs
3. International development of SMEs
4. Development of SME clusters
Part III: International Perspective
This part introduces the policy systems and successful experiences of SME development in foreign countries. It covers four representative countries or regions: the United States, the European Union, Japan, and South Korea.
Part IV: Policies
This part reviews and summarizes relevant policies and regulations for Chinese SMEs, interprets specific provisions of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Promotion Law, and looks ahead to the opportunities and challenges faced by SME development.
Part V: Data
This part comprehensively compiles relevant data on SMEs from 2001 to 2003.