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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewJeremy Wallace's new book Seeking Truth and Hiding Facts: Information, Ideology, and Authoritarianism in China is a tour de force of scholarship on the political development of the People's Republic of China (PRC), particularly in the post-Mao era...the book is very enjoyable to read and remains accessible without compromising on theoretical depth or empirical richness. * Yan Xiaojun, The University of Hong Kong, The China Quarterly *
Professor Wallace offers readers a fascinating volume on how quantification and governance have gone hand in hand in China and their discontents. This is a unique perspective on and reinterpretation of China's political economy in recent decades." -Dali L. Yang, William C. Reavis Professor of Political Science, The University of Chicago
In this important book, Jeremy Wallace shows why the center in China has limited its vision to a few quantifiable indicators, such as GDP, investment, and fiscal revenue. This focus has led to a failure to see local problems like protests, debt, and pollution. Wallace's arguments speak to key debates in the study of authoritarian politics." -Martin K. Dimitrov, Professor of Political Science, Tulane University
This is an excellent book about the political economy of China and an insightful study of an authoritarian system. * Choice *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1: A Numbers Game Chapter 2: Quantifying Like a Regime Chapter 3: Seeking Truth Chapter 4: Aftershocks Chapter 5: Quantified Governance Chapter 6: Hiding Facts Chapter 7: A Neopolitical Turn Chapter 8: Beyond Count Bibliography Index
