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CHINA MODERNIZES
THREAT TO THE WEST OR MODEL FOR THE REST? |
| By: |
Randall Peerenboom |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£29.99 |
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£26.24 |
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£3.75 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0199208344 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780199208340 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
25 January, 2007 |
| Pages: |
432 |
| Description: |
Two sharply contrasting views of China exist today; one of a rising superpower, and the other of an anachronistic, authoritarian regime. So which is the real China? Randall Peerenboom offers a controversial, first-hand account of modern China focusing on its economic, political and legal attributes within the context of the developing world. |
| Synopsis: |
Two sharply contrasting views of China exist today. On the one hand a rising superpower predicted to have the largest economy in the world by mid century, on the other hand a brutal, anachronistic and authoritarian regime, a threat to geo-stability and to the economies of the industrial world. So which China is the real China? Randall Peerenboom addresses this question by exploring China's economy, political and legal system, and most controversially, its record on civil, political and personal rights in the context of the developing world. Avoiding polemic and relying on empirical evidence, he compares China's performance not with first world countries such as the US and UK but with other middle income countries and highlights the often hypocritical stance of an international community which demands standards from others that it does not match at home. He also critically evaluates the benefits of globalisation and democratisation and the normative values of the West set against Beijing's determination to retain its cultural and political integrity.This book seeks to bridge the gap in understanding about China and to create a firmer foundation for mutual trust, while recognising that there are inevitable risks in a shift in global power of this magnitude that will require hard headed pragmatism at times where interests collide. |
| Illustrations: |
numerous line drawings and tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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