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This book examines Chinese power, comparing China with other important world powers, and considering how this is likely to develop in the future. It identifies the foremost problems facing the Chinese state today, considers whether China is capable of overcoming these challenges, including whether communist rule can be sustained.

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Since the start of the 21st century China has risen to the status of an important world power. This book examines Chinese power, focusing in particular, although not exclusively, on its economic capabilities, and considering how this is likely to develop in the future. It provides a detailed assessment of the key facets of Chinese power today, including GDP, growth, multinationals, and technological and scientific innovation. It identifies the key trends in these areas, compares China's experience with other important global powers such as the US, and considers how this is viewed by the Chinese themselves, including through the lens of their popular culture and mass media. It goes on to identify the foremost problems facing China and the Chinese state today, including fiscal management and public finance, poverty, inequality and rural development, and considers whether China is capable of overcoming these challenges and continuing its remarkable economic development. It addresses crucial questions such as the impact of globalization on Chinese power, and whether Communist Party rule is sustainable for the foreseeable future.

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Since the start of the 21st century China has risen to the status of an important world power. This book examines Chinese power, focusing in particular, although not exclusively, on its economic capabilities, and considering how this is likely to develop in the future. It provides a detailed assessment of the key facets of Chinese power today, including GDP, growth, multinationals, and technological and scientific innovation. It identifies the key trends in these areas, compares China's experience with other important global powers such as the US, and considers how this is viewed by the Chinese themselves, including through the lens of their popular culture and mass media. It goes on to identify the foremost problems facing China and the Chinese state today, including fiscal management and public finance, poverty, inequality and rural development, and considers whether China is capable of overcoming these challenges and continuing its remarkable economic development. It addresses crucial questions such as the impact of globalization on Chinese power, and whether Communist Party rule is sustainable for the foreseeable future.

Author Biography

Seoul National University, Korea Posco Research Institute, South Korea University of California, Davis, USA

Table of Contents

1. The Diverse Dimensions, Capabilities and Sustainability of China's Power: An Introduction Keun Lee, Joon-Han Kim and Wing Thye Woo Part 1: Perceiving and Measuring the Power of China 2. Reflections on China's Power Kwang Ok Kim 3. Assessing China's Economic Power and Science and Technology Power in a Comparative Perspective Angang Hu 4. Assessing the Tacit Dimension of China's Science and Technology Power Jong-Hak Eun Part 2: Assessing the Capabilities of the Chinese State 5. Assessing China's Capability to Manage the High-Probability Risks to Economic Growth: Fiscal, Governance and Ecological Problems Wing Thye Woo 6. Assessing the Fiscal Power of the Chinese State: Assessing the Central Government's Capacity to Implement National Policies Christine Wong Part 3: Assessing International Dimension of China Power 7. Assessing China's Power Reflected in Foreign Trade Wei Zhang 8. Assessing the Diplomatic Power of China Zhongying Pang Part 4: Party-State-Society Relations and Sustainability 9. Globalization and the State Power in China Alvin So 10. Can the Communist Party Sustain its Rule in China? Yongnian Zheng

Details ISBN0415469392 Short Title POWER & SUSTAINABILITY OF THE Language English ISBN-10 0415469392 ISBN-13 9780415469395 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 330.951 Series China Policy Series Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Joon-Han Kim Affiliation University of California Davis, USA DOI 10.1604/9780415469395 UK Release Date 2008-12-17 AU Release Date 2008-12-17 NZ Release Date 2008-12-17 Illustrations 40 Tables, black and white; 25 Line drawings, black and white; 25 Illustrations, black and white Author Wing Thye Woo Pages 234 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-12-17 Alternative 9780415541985 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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