Intro; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Questions to Be Answered; 1.2.1 How Does the Contemporary State-Directed Economic Model Challenge the International Economic Order?; 1.2.2 What Legal Instruments Does the Contemporary State-Directed Economic Model Apply?; 1.2.3 How Does the Contemporary State-Directed Economic Model Function?; 1.3 China as a Prominent Case of Adopting the State-Directed Economic Model; 1.4 Presentation; 1.5 Advancement; Part I: Concept of the State-Directed Economy

Chapter 2: Concept of State-Directed Economy2.1 Conceptual Analysis of the State-Directed Economy; 2.1.1 The Guiding Role of the State; 2.1.2 The Adoption of a Market Mechanism; 2.1.3 Instrumentality; 2.1.4 The State-Directed Economic Model as an Emerging Market-State Relationship; 2.2 The Triple Role of the State in a State-Directed Economic System; 2.2.1 The State as a Planner; 2.2.2 The State as a Competitor; 2.2.3 The State as a Regulator; 2.2.4 The Interdependence of the Triple Role; 2.3 Historical Context of China's State-Directed Economy

2.3.1 Background of Chinese Economic Reform Towards a State-Directed Economic Model2.3.2 Planner: From Specific Order to General Guidance; 2.3.2.1 The Focus on Economic Development; 2.3.2.2 'Planned Commodity Economy'; 2.3.2.3 'Socialist Market Economy'; 2.3.2.4 Market Determinism; 2.3.3 Competitor: From State Organ to Commercial Entity; 2.3.3.1 The Autonomy of SOEs in Undertaking Business; 2.3.3.2 Institutional Separation from the Government; 2.3.3.3 Corporatisation of SOEs and the Mixed-Ownership Reform; 2.3.3.4 The Establishment of a Nation-Wide Shareholding System

2.3.4 Regulator: From Direct Management to Market Regulation2.3.4.1 Administration of SOEs; 2.3.4.2 Dualism in the Market Regulation; 2.3.4.3 Unified Market-Oriented Regulation; 2.4 Conclusions; Part II: Legal Framework of China's State-Directed Economy; Introduction to Part II; Chapter 3: Public Law of China's State-Directed Economy; 3.1 Introduction to Public Law of China's State-Directed Economy; 3.2 Public Law Underpinning the State's Role as a Planner; 3.3 Public Law Underpinning the State's Role as a Competitor; 3.3.1 Laws Regulating Public Ownership

3.3.1.1 Legal Status of Public Ownership3.3.1.2 Laws Concerning State-Owned Assets and State-Owned Capital; 3.3.2 Laws Regulating State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs); 3.3.2.1 Laws Regulating the Establishment of SOEs; 3.3.2.2 Laws Regulating Internal Affairs of SOEs; 3.3.2.3 Laws Regulating the Activities of SOEs; 3.3.2.4 Laws Regulating the Termination of SOEs; 3.4 Public Law Underpinning the State's Role as a Regulator; 3.4.1 Regulation of Content Review; 3.4.2 Regulation of Natural Resources; 3.4.3 Regulation of Financial Services; 3.5 Conclusions