●Ⅰ.Introduction 1
1.1 Purpose 1
1.2 Object and Scope 5
1.3 Methodology 10
Ⅱ.Theoretical Background and Analytical Framework 12
2.1 Rent-seeking Theory 12
2.1.1 Conventional Theory of Rent-seeking 12
2.1.2 Rent-seeking in the Developing Countries 18
2.2 Rent-seeking in China’s Plan-based Economy 24
2.2.1 Rent-seeking in the Transitional Economy after Reform 25
2.2.2 Rent-seeking in the Centrally Planned Economy before Reform 29
2.3 Analytical Model of Rent Utilization for the Plan-based Economy 33
2.3.1 Institutional Context for the Analytical Model 33
2.3.2 Analytical Model of Rent Utilization 34
Ⅲ.Rent Utilization in China’s Auto Industry:Before Reform 38
3.1 The Development of Auto Industry in the Centrally Planned Economy before Reform 38
3.2 Rents and Rent Creation 42
3.3 Rent Allocation 48
3.3.1 Fragmented Structure of Rent Allocation in the Central Level 50
3.3.2 ltilayered Structure of Rent Allocation between Central Level and Local Level 56
3.3.3 Institutional Arrangements of Local Governments Being Rent-seekers 58
3.4 Rent-seeking 62
3.4.1 Local Governments as the Principal Rent-seekers 62
3.4.2 State-owned Enterprises Became Rent-seekers with the Help of Local Governments 67
Ⅳ.Rent Utilization in China’s Auto Industry:After Reform 70
4.1 The Development of Auto Industry in the Transitional Economy of After Reform Stage 70
4.2 Rents and Rent Creation 77
4.3 Rent Allocation 89
4.3.1 The Disappearance of Traditional Rent-allocators 90
4.3.2 The Fragmented Authority of Project Approval 95
4.4 Rent-seeking 99
4.4.1 Rent-seeking by Local Governments 99
4.4.2 Rent-seeking by Enterprises 105
Ⅴ.Comprehensive Analysis 116
5.1 Rent Utilization in the Auto Industry 116
5.1.1 Rents and Rent Creation 116
5.1.2 Rent Allocation 118
5.1.3 Rent-seeking 120
5.2 Diachronic Comparison 124
Ⅵ.Conclusions 130
References 137
