{"product_id":"precarious-ties-9780197697535","title":"Precarious Ties","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Precarious Ties, Rithmire delves into one of the most puzzling aspects of China's economic development: the unusually dangerous relationship between business and political elites in an authoritarian country. * David Barboza, Co-Founder of The Wire China *\u003cbr\u003eMeg Rithmire has brought finance into the study of Asian political economy with a vengeance. Her comparative analysis of three diverse authoritarian systems masterfully details how trust and alignment between business and the state tend to disintegrate over time, with politically explosive implications. Interested in what China's growing financial woes might mean for its politics? Read this book. * Dan Slater, James Orin Murfin Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations Tables Figures Glossary Acknowledgements  Chapter One: The Foundations of State-Business Relations in Authoritarian Asia  Chapter Two: The Origins of Trust and Distrust: The Making of Capitalist Classes in Asia, 1945-1970  Chapter Three: Mutual Endangerment in Indonesia: State-Business Relations with Distrust  Chapter Four: Malaysia: Mutual Alignment and Competitive Clientelism  Chapter Five: China's Capitalists under Reform: The Life and Death of Mutual Alignment  Chapter Six: Elite Disintegration: The Moral Economy of Mutual Endangerment in China  Chapter Seven: Crisis and Reconfiguration: The Chinese Communist Party versus Business  Chapter Eight: Conclusion:  Power and Moral Economy in Authoritarian Capitalism  Appendices Bibliography Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732675899735,"sku":"9780197697535","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197697535.jpg?v=1719997908","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/precarious-ties-9780197697535","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}