This dissertation consists of one volume with a total of 140,000 characters, six chapters and twenty-one sections.
Chapter One is the introduction and is divided into four parts, namely, the motive for and purpose of the research, the scope and methodology of the research, an explanatory note on the statistical information used, and the research framework.
Chapter Two deals with the process of development of Mainland China’s energy policy. The first section, using the Munasingha analytical method, examines and discusses three levels in the development of energy policy by means of three separate analyses of Mainland China’s energy policy. The second to fourth sections deal with the interaction between energy policy and energy sector, as well as the development policy and process of many kinds of energy sub-sectors.
Chapter Three evaluates the efficiency of Mainland China’s energy use, using input-output tables on efficiency in energy consumption for 1957 and 1980. Since the data for recent years has been made almost fully available, we also use the Jenne and Cattell method to calculate the effects of the energy conservation from 1978 to 1984 as a result of the changes in the industrial structure and technological efficiency.
Chapter Four deals with the substitution relationship of Mainland China’s energy, and makes use of the Christensen-Jorgenson-Lau translog production function as an analytical tool to perform the estimation and states clearly the substitution effect between energy and capital and labor. The second part looks at the substitution situation for coal, oil and gas, and electricity, subject to the restriction that the quantity consumed can in no way be controlled, and adopts a fairly simple explanatory style.
Chapter Five looks at the effectiveness of matching the distribution of energy areas with the industrial layout. The first section discusses whether or not Mainland China is a cellular economy in terms of its system, and points out the special characteristics and goals of Mainland China’s regional economic development. The second section according to the above objective examines the conditions for the matching of the distribution of energy resources with the industrial regions. (See their location quotients for the distribution of energy resources). The third section discusses problems associated with the distribution of energy resources and the development of transportation.
Chapter Six gives the conclusion.
