Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Wealth Into Power Wealth Into Power Bruce Dickson In Wealth Into Power, Bruce Dickson challenges the notion that economic development is leading to political change in China, or that China's private entrepreneurs are helping to promote democratizati… OL15188168W
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
From Mao to market From Mao to market Robin Porter Drawing on decades of research and teaching on China, Robin Porter presents a nuanced view of the country's modem evolution and historical influences. Porter visited China during the Cultural Revolut… OL16211659W
Red alert Red alert Stephen Leeb A disturbing look at the growing political, economic, and social power of China and the threat that nation poses to the Western world, this book lays out how the Chinese are strategizing to overtake … OL16450673W
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 the global economy China in the global economy Zhang, Xiaoguang,P. J. Lloyd xix, 336 p. : 24 cm OL18448909W
The Party The Party Richard McGregor An eye-opening investigation into China's Communist Party and its integral role in the country's rise as a global superpower and rival of the United States. OL19665880W
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
Dealing with China Dealing with China Henry M. Paulson "Henry M. Paulson, Jr., former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and CEO of Goldman Sachs, delivers a behind-the-scenes account of China's rise as an economic superpower. When Hu Jintao, China's then vi… OL19995260W
The global rise of China The global rise of China Alvin Y. So "This book sets out to unravel and explain the puzzle of the global rise of China: how, in just forty years, China has been quickly transformed from a poor, backward third-world country to one of the… OL20017106W
India and China India and China Ernest H. Preeg xiv, 295 pages ; 23 cm OL2715825W
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
The Reluctant Dragon The Reluctant Dragon Lawrence Christopher Reardon "The story of China's on-again, off-again trade efforts provides an important window on the cyclical struggle for power between Mao Zedong's ideologically driven allies and more pragmatic leaders suc… OL9267798W