{"product_id":"china-today-china-tomorrow-9780742567061","title":"China Today China Tomorrow","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this timely book, a group of leading scholars provides a comprehensive assessment of China''s polity, economy, and society. Taking the thirtieth anniversary of Beijing''s adoption of reform and opening as an occasion to reflect on the course of development over the past three decades, the contributors consider where the country may be going in the future. Just as China has had enormous success in developing its economy, it continues to face equally enormous challenges across a wide variety of issues, including inequality, social protest, energy, the environment, and a resurgence of religion. As a polity, China has tried to build a modern legal system while balancing center-local relations, sustaining a viable ideological framework, and maintaining stable politics at the elite level. At the same time, the current global economic crisis poses a major obstacle to China''s model of development. Authoritative, accessible, and current, this book will be an invaluable resource for all read\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFascinating and interesting [chapters] by a stellar cast of largely US-based China experts about many aspects of China's development—political, social, economic and environmental. * International Affairs *\u003cbr\u003eProvide[s] a timely, one-stop introduction to an array of critical issues facing China. Organized into sections on social order, economics, politics, and systemic constraints, the essays, all written by leading scholars . . . can stand alone as a valuable, discrete reading. Given this range of issues and China’s extraordinary transformation over the last thirty years, one that Fewsmith rightly concludes surpassed anyone’s imagination, predicting its future will be no easier. . . . This volume constitutes a good place to start. * Journal of Asian Studies *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a first-rate collection on some of the most important social, economic, and political issues facing China, written by some of the most influential scholars on these subjects. Simultaneously historically grounded and addressing current issues, this book deserves to be read by all those interested in how China has got to where it is and where it may be heading. -- Bruce Dickson, George Washington University\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers the best overview available of Chinese society, economy, and politics. It brings together many of the finest scholars on contemporary China, giving a rounded view of the PRC over the past thirty years and raising incisive questions about where China is going. The authors show that the country's rapid economic growth, adaptive authoritarian government, and developing institutions over the last three decades give hope for coping with difficult problems like pollution, climate change, corruption, and inequality. -- Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Three Decades of Reform and Opening Part I: Social Order Chapter 1: Popular Protest: Playing by the Rules Chapter 2: Religion: The Dynamics of Religious Growth and Change Chapter 3: The Rule of Law: Pushing the Limits of Party Rule Part II: Economics Chapter 4: Economic Growth: From High-Speed to High-Quality Chapter 5: Inequality: Overcoming the Great Divide Chapter 6: Economic Governance: Authoritarian Upgrading and Innovative Potential Part III: Politics Chapter 7: Foreign Direct Investment: Diaspora Networks and Economic Reform Chapter 8: Elite Politics: The Struggle for Normality Chapter 9: Local Elections: The Elusive Quest for Choice Chapter 10: Ideology: Its Role in Reform and Opening Part IV: Systemic Constraints Chapter 11: Central-Local Relations: The Power to Dominate Chapter 12: Energy Governance: Fueling the Miracle Chapter 13: Environmental Challenges: From the Local to the Global Conclusion: China's Next Three Decades","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037639508311,"sku":"9780742567061","price":101.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780742567061.jpg?v=1750936625","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/china-today-china-tomorrow-9780742567061","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}