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Poorly made in China Poorly made in China Paul Midler Praise for Poorly Made in China "This fast-paced travelogue through the world of Chinese manufacturing is scary, fascinating, and very funny. Midler is not only a knowledgeable guide to the invisib… OL13718156W
The political economy of China's systemic transformation The political economy of China's systemic transformation Victoria L. Mantzopoulos "After three decades of reign, Mao left China a structurally rigid and functionally inefficient economy. The imperative for systemic transformation was self-evident. By 2009, China's nominal GDP reac… OL15999284W
Tiger Head, Snake Tails Tiger Head, Snake Tails Jonathan Fenby There have been a plethora of books on China in recent years. Authors have forecast the coming collapse of the People's Republic or looked to the day when it will rule the world. So why another book … OL16794107W
Tiger Head, Snake Tails Tiger Head, Snake Tails Jonathan Fenby There have been a plethora of books on China in recent years. Authors have forecast the coming collapse of the People's Republic or looked to the day when it will rule the world. So why another book … OL16797342W
Resurgent China Resurgent China Nazrul Islam This exploration of the Chinese economy analyses the latest data from China, and looks at recent trends in order to better understand the possible future of the country. OL16952834W
How the Chinese economy works How the Chinese economy works Rongxing Guo "This is a revised and updated version of the celebrated Best Book on Chinese Economy. It sets out to analyze and compare the operational mechanisms of the Chinese economy between the pre- and post-r… OL18347756W
China in an era of transition China in an era of transition Reza Hasmath "China's achievements and failures are often viewed in a vacuum, where little thought is given to the interrelatedness of social issues from both state and society perspectives. Given the continued d… OL18353002W
China threat? China threat? Lionel Vairon From the long-term threat of nuclear war between the United States and China, to the disappearance of the African elephant due to Chinese demand for ivory, each week brings a new round of critique an… OL18380663W
The corpse walker The corpse walker Yiwu Liao A compilation of twenty-seven extraordinary oral histories that opens a window, unlike any other, onto the lives of ordinary, often outcast, Chinese men and women. Liao Yiwu (one of the best-known wr… OL18721220W
A Chinaman's chance A Chinaman's chance Eric Liu "From Tony Hsieh to Amy Chua to Jeremy Lin, Chinese Americans are now arriving at the highest levels of American business, civic life, and culture. But what makes this story of immigrant ascent uniqu… OL19669596W
China from the inside China from the inside Liam Brunt This book delivers the fascinating account of one Western family's time living and working in China. Told through a series of letters, China from the Inside: Letters from an Economist presents insigh… OL19722020W
Breaking through Breaking through Lanqing Li This book is informed, not only by Li Lanquing's personal experience as a trailblazer & a decision-maker, but also by some 330 declassified files, documents & hand-written scripts hitherto unavailabl… OL19946344W
China's silent army China's silent army Juan Pablo Cardenal Examines the unprecedented growth of China's economic investment in the developing world, its impact at the global level, and the role of the Chinese people in their nation's foreign economic policy. OL19967612W
Privatizing China Privatizing China Carl E. Walter,Fraser J. T. Howie "In Privatizing China, the authors Carl Walter and Fraser Howie have written a complete account of the unlikely evolution of equity markets in an economy without a history or tradition of private pro… OL20883771W
Tiger Head, Snake Tails Tiger Head, Snake Tails Jonathan Fenby Using a viewpoint that sees the country from the inside out, Jonathan Fenby links together myriad features of today's China to arrive at a coherent picture of its nature and depict its future, both i… OL21031242W
Paper Tiger Paper Tiger Nicky Harman,Xu Zhiyuan,Michelle Deeter xi, 305 pages ; 20 cm OL21112121W
The new Chinese traveler The new Chinese traveler Gary Bowerman "Going beyond the scenes of the Chinese travel revolution, this book explains the emerging trends and developments of Chinese outbound travel, alongside the motivations, desires and expectations of C… OL23197149W
Reforming China Reforming China Sen Peng xxviii, 491 p. ; 27 cm OL33005407W
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 2, 2007 (Brookings Papers on Economic Activity) Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 2, 2007 (Brookings Papers on Economic Activity) William Gale 1 v OL6918015W
Contemporary China Contemporary China Mike Dillion This book presents a concise introduction to contemporary China. Intended as a first book for those coming new to the subject, it provides the essential information that most people need to know, wit… OL9351657W
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