China at the Crossroads

by Peter Nolan

Overview

This concise and timely book, written by one of the world's leading authorities on China, argues that the country is at a crossroads in its development and explores the challenges that lie ahead.

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• A concise and timely book about China and its future, which argues that the country it at a crossroads in its development.
  
• Written by one of the world’s leading authorities on China.
  
• Explores the challenges facing China's leadership in the 21st Century, including poverty and inequality, the global business revolution, the environment, the capability and role of the state, international relations, the communist party, and the economy.
  
• Puts forward a concrete view about the course China should follow in the coming decades.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780745632384
Publisher:	Polity Press
Publication date:	01/16/2004
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	7.87(w) x 9.84(h) x 0.59(d)

About the Author

Peter Nolan is Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at the Judge Institute of Management Studies, University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Introduction.

Prologue.

1. The Challenges to China’s Economic and Political Stability: Can China Build a Sustainable and Civilized Modern Economy?.

2. China at the Crossroads: Which Directions?.

3. China at the Crossroads: 'Use the Past to Serve the Present' (Gu Wei Jin Yong).

Conclusion.

Epilogue.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index.