Understanding China: Governance, Socio-Economics, Global Influence [Hardcover]

This book offers a long-overdue, balanced, and objective perspective on Chinas transformation from a constrained economy in the late 1970s to a leading global power in 2024.

It examines the political motivations behind Chinas rise through a detailed contextualisation of the reforms and opening-up policies of Deng Xiaoping, its governing principles, and the implications of its ascent for the world.

For readers interested in Chinas evolution over the past 50 years, this book is a valuable resource for policymakers, business professionals, academics, and students of contemporary Chinese studies, international relations, global political economy, and governance.

This book offers a long-overdue, balanced, and objective perspective on Chinas transformation from a constrained economy in the late 1970s to a leading global power in 2024.

Foreword

Preface: Understanding China and the multi-polar world

1.     Introduction

2.     Chinas Rise: Economic and political ascent

3.     The Present: On Chinas actual strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges

4.     Governance in China: How does the Chinese government govern the country?

5.     A Force for Good to the World? Benefits, setbacks, and challenges

6.     China and the World: On its international image and relations

7.     Conclusion

References

Index

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