A New World is Possible: The Modernization of China

by Yu Jiang

Overview

This book gives a panoramic review of China's 70 years of modernization, reveals the historical process and logic of the formation of the modernization path with Chinese characteristics, especially focuses on the key decision-making process in the history of China's modernization, theoretically compares the Chinese model and the western mainstream model and summarizes the characteristics and experience of China's development model. At the same time, it reveals the causes of the global crisis from a historical perspective and puts forward the future of China based on historical experience.

The book tries to answer the following hot-debating questions: What is the core of Chinese experience? Is China model  a new model of modernization? Is China's model sustainable? Is this model compatible with the mainstream model? What is the relationship between China's revolution and modernization? How will China's development affect the world? 

This book will be found helpful by all scholars, students and the public who are interested in China's development path.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789811989186
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	02/11/2023
Series:	Understanding China
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Jiang Yu, Researcher of Development Research Center (DRC) of States Council / Center for International Knowledge on Development,(CIKD), Beijing, China. Economic PH.D of Peking University and visiting scholar at Department of Economics, Columbia University. First Prize of China Development Research Award Winner. Research interests in Chine’s development road, political economics, development economics. His work and < The Whole World as One Community > are best-seller books on Chinese development way.

Table of Contents

Chapter1. China’s Early Choice of Modernization Path.- Chapter2. Seeking a Chinese Path (1956–1976).- Chapter3. Legacy of the Mao Era and China’s Modernization.- Chapter4. Dialectics of the Market Economy.- Chapter5. Chinese Democracy.- Chapter6. Chinese New Model of Modernization. Chapter7. Understanding Marxism in China.- Chapter8. A Macro-historical View of the Global Crisis.- Chapter9. China’s New Era (2012- ) and Xi Thoughts.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“The book makes a convincing explanation of the history, logic and future of China's path, clarifies many vague understandings, and gives a historical and in-depth interpretation of China’s new era and the future.” (Ling Li, Professor of economics, Peking University)

“The author convincingly tells the story of why China get success.” (Han Yuhai, Professor of Chinese, Peking University)

“This magnificent book, written by a young scholar, sums up China’s modern history in 6 concise words: The first 30 years (Creation, Innovation), the next 40 years (Reform, Globalization) and the future 30 years (Transcendence, Rejuvenation). Such craftsmanship let me sincerely praise: A youth is to be regarded with respect.” (Wang Shaoguang, Prof of Political Science and the director of Universities Service Centre for China Studies, Hongkong University)

“The author integrates historical research and theoretical research and put forward new theoretical framework, proving that Socialism to China is not only an ideology, but also the way to industrialization and modernization.” (Liu Chenguang, Professor of Politic Science, Central Party School)

“The author is insightful and sharp. He clarifies the historical context of the past 70 years and the logical relationship between the past and future, explaining what kind of road China is on, how it steps out step by step, and how it should continue to go in the next 30 years.” (Yu Tao, Head of department of Party Organization, Yantai City, China)

“China’s New Way links the history of China’s revolution and reform from the perspective of economic history.” (Lu Zhoulai, Director and professor of economic research center of National Defense University, China’s famous best-seller book writer)

“The author insists on the methodology of seeking truth from facts, insists on "the theory comes from history" instead of "the theory replace the history", and avoids replacing historical facts with the prejudice,which makes the book full of new ideas.” (Kong Dan, Former Chairman of China CITIC Corporation, Chairman of CITIC Reform and Development Research Foundation)