Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... The Writing on the Wall: China and the West in the 21st Century (original 2007; edition 2006)by Will Hutton
Work InformationThe Writing on the Wall: China and the West in the 21st Century by Will Hutton (2007)
None Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The author makes the point that China's meteoric rise to the second-largest or largest economy on the basis of state capitalism, will run into obstacles if they do not alsoreform institutions in the direction of a freer and opener society and economy.Along with a discussion of the Chinese conundrum, the author also makes his views known on the limitations of the market fundamentalism that has taken over Western economies after the 1970s. ( ) no reviews | add a review
The prevailing view of China is that the country is an economic juggernaut sure to become the dominant power of the 21st century. Economist Hutton warns instead that China is running up against a set of challenges from within its own system that could well derail its rise, leading to a massive shock to the global economy. The United States, he argues, must recognize that it has a vital stake in working to assure this doesn't happen. In today's highly globalized world economy, so much of the economic health of the United States rests upon China's economic growth that rather than resisting Chinese economic supremacy, the United States must build a strong relationship that will foster China's transition from an antiquated Communist state beset with profound problems to a fully modern, enlightened, and open society. Doing so will require understanding and engagement, not enmity and suspicion.--From publisher description. No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)303.48Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Social Processes Social change Causes of changeLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |