{"product_id":"chinas-capitalism-a-paradoxical-route-to-economic-prosperity-hardback-9780812251098","title":"China's Capitalism; A Paradoxical Route to Economic Prosperity (Hardback) 9780812251098","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChina's Capitalism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Paradoxical Route to Economic Prosperity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTobias ten Brink (Author), Carla Welch (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812251098\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 April 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages, 3 illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.664 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1978, the end of the Mao era, economic growth in China has outperformed every previous economic expansion in modern history. While the largest Western economies continue to struggle with the effects of the deepest recession since World War II, the People's Republic of China still enjoys growth rates that are massive in comparison. In the country's smog-choked cities, a chaotic climate of buying and selling prevails. Tireless expansion and inventiveness join forces with an attitude of national euphoria in which anything seems possible. No longer merely the \"workshop of the world,\" China is poised to become a global engine for innovation.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eChina's Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, Tobias ten Brink considers the history of the socioeconomic order that has emerged in the People's Republic. With empirical evidence and a theoretical foundation based in comparative and international political economy, ten Brink analyzes the main characteristics of China's socioeconomic system over time, identifies the key dynamics shaping this system's structure, and discusses current trends in further capitalist development. He argues that hegemonic state-business alliances mostly at the local level, relative homogeneity of party-state elites, the maintenance of a low-wage regime, and unanticipated coincidences between domestic and global processes are the driving forces behind China's rise. He also surveys the limits to the state's influence over economic and social developments such as industrial overcapacity and social conflict.\u003cbr\u003e Ten Brink's framework reveals how combinations of three heterogeneous actors-party-state institutions, firms, and workers-led to China's distinctive form of capitalism. Presenting a coherent and historically nuanced portrait, \u003ci\u003eChina's Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in the socioeconomic order of the People's Republic and the significant challenges facing its continuing development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Analyzing China's Political Economy\u003cbr\u003e Insights, Gaps, and Desiderata in China Research\u003cbr\u003e Researching China from a Political Economy Perspective\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. From Mao to the Hu\/Wen Era: The Origins and Trajectory of Capitalist-Driven Modernization\u003cbr\u003e Protocapitalism: The Historical Background to the Transition Under Deng\u003cbr\u003e The Emergence of State-Permeated Capitalism (1): Two Phases of Reform\u003cbr\u003e The Emergence of State-Permeated Capitalism (2): China's Integration into the Global Economy\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Current Developments in Chinese Capitalism\u003cbr\u003e The Corporate Sector and Socioeconomic Dynamics\u003cbr\u003e Planning for and with the Market(s): The Heterogeneous Party-State\u003cbr\u003e The Limits of Chinese-Style Subordination? Developments in Labor Relations\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Capitalist Development in China\u003cbr\u003e Paradoxes of Prosperity\u003cbr\u003e Theoretical Implications for Political Economic and China Studies\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559225979160,"sku":"9780812251098","price":47.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/chinas-capitalism-a-paradoxical-route-to-economic-prosperity-hardback-9780812251098","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}