Investment Economics (Second Edition)

Author: Jin Dehuan (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book starts from the specific conditions of China's national situation—developing as a major country and having an underdeveloped economy—as its foundation, guided by the basic theories of Marxism. It fully incorporates other economic theories that have a practical driving effect on contemporary economic development, conducts an in-depth analysis of China's investment theories and phenomena, and proposes many new theoretical perspectives and policy ideas. The book begins with the discussion of the relationship between capital and investment, followed by an objective analysis and evaluation of Marx's and Western investment theories. It introduces the concept of knowledge investment and the proposition of investment deepening within the broad analysis of investment, and examines the expansion and impact of investment theories in an open economy. The book conducts an in-depth analysis of Marx's theory of investment value movement and the investment formation theories of Western economists, proposing the idea of their commonalities in economic practice and broadening the path for the development of China's investment theories. The investment allocation theory in this book focuses on an in-depth analysis of theories of investment scale and investment structure, highlighting the increasing importance of government regulation of investment structure under market economy conditions. The discussion on the investment allocation mechanism primarily focuses on three aspects: investment systems, investor behavior, and investment regulation, offering valuable insights into the reform of the investment system and the improvement of the regulatory system. The final part of the book covers investment environment and investment evaluation, exploring the external conditions and standards for improving investment efficiency. Through the writing of this book, the following effects are hoped to be achieved:
1. Revealing the relationship between investment and economic development;
2. Analyzing the factors influencing investment, economic development, and the relationship between them;
3. Gaining insight into the nature and interrelationships and interactions of these factors;
4. Understanding the pathways to achieving investment policy goals, policy formulation, policy measures, and policy effectiveness.