"There have been two "hands" exerting influence on China's resource allocation and economic development: one is tangible (government intervention), and the other intangible (market regulation). This book focuses on a third factor, "another invisible hand," which is social struct…
The nature of Chinese politics: from Mao to Jiang
by Dittmer, Lowell, Unger, Jonathan
fromEast gate book
The contributors present current research on how China has approached foreign relations issues over the decades since 1949. Subjects include China & globalization, relations with international economic institutions & the role of domestic opinion in Chinese foreign policy.
The contributors present current research on how China has approached foreign relations issues over the decades since 1949. Subjects include China & globalization, relations with international economic institutions & the role of domestic opinion in Chinese foreign policy.
"For three decades after Mao's death in 1976, China's leaders adopted a restrained approach to foreign policy. They determined that any threat to their power, and that of the Chinese Communist Party, came not from abroad but from within--a conclusion cemented by the 1989 Tiananm…
In Overreach, Susan L. Shirk combines decades of research, analysis, and first-hand anecdotes to illuminate China's evolving role on the world's stage and the deterioration of relations with the United States. Shirk opens the ""black box"" of China's political system, revealing …