{"product_id":"fortifying-china-the-struggle-to-build-a-modern-defense-economy-paperback-softback-9780801479212","title":"Fortifying China; The Struggle to Build a Modern Defense Economy (Paperback \/ softback) 9780801479212","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFortifying China\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Struggle to Build a Modern Defense Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTai Ming Cheung (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801479212\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 August 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 18 tables, 6 charts\/graphs - 18 Tables, unspecified\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.454 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\u003e\u003cb\u003eFortifying China explores the titanic struggle to turn China into an aspiring world-class military technological power.\u003c\/b\u003e The defense economy is leveraging the country's vibrant civilian economy and gaining access to foreign sources of technology and know-how. Drawing on extensive Chinese-language sources, Tai Ming Cheung explains that this transformation has two key dimensions. The defense economy is being reengineered to break down bureaucratic barriers and reduce the role of the state, fostering a more competitive and entrepreneurial culture to facilitate the rapid diffusion and absorption of technology and knowledge. At the same time, the civilian and defense economies are being integrated to form a dual-use technological and industrial base. In Cheung's view, the Chinese authorities believe this strategy will play a key role in supporting long-term defense modernization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor China's neighbors and the United States, understanding China's technological, industrial, and military capabilities is critical to the formulation of economic and security policies. Fortifying China provides crucial insight into the impact of China's dual-use technology strategy. Cheung's \"systems of innovation\" framework considers the structure, dynamics, and performance of the defense economy from a systems-level perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Bridging the Civil-Military Technological Divide in the Information Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIntegrating the Civilian and Defense Economies\u003cbr\u003e China's Enduring Quest for Wealth and Military Power\u003cbr\u003e The National Innovation Systems Framework\u003cbr\u003e Examining the Defense Economy through the NIS Prism\u003cbr\u003e Understanding How Defense Technological Innovation Takes Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Innovation and Stagnation during the Maoist Era\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Building of the Conventional and Strategic Weapons Bases\u003cbr\u003e The Defense Economy's Relationship with the Maoist NIS\u003cbr\u003e The Setup of the Conventional and Strategic Weapons Systems\u003cbr\u003e The Floundering of the Conventional Defense Industrial System\u003cbr\u003e Barriers to Conventional Weapons Innovation\u003cbr\u003e The Flourishing of the Strategic Weapons System\u003cbr\u003e The Consolidation of the Defense Economy in the Late 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Eclipse of the Defense Economy under Deng Xiaoping\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Defense Economy and Its Relationship with the NIS in the 1980s\u003cbr\u003e Defense Conversion\u003cbr\u003e The Impact of Conversion on the Defense Economy\u003cbr\u003e Successes and Drawbacks of Conversion\u003cbr\u003e The Struggle to Overhaul the Legacy Defense Industrial Base\u003cbr\u003e Key Activities of the System\u003cbr\u003e The State of the Defense Economy by the Late 1990s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The Revival of the Defense Economy in the Twenty-first Century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSetting the Stage for Bold Reforms\u003cbr\u003e The Relationship between the Defense and National Innovation Systems\u003cbr\u003e Reform and Consolidation Begin\u003cbr\u003e Key Activities of the Rejuvenated Defense Innovation System\u003cbr\u003e The Prospects for Catching Up and Leapfrogging\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Building a Dual-Use Economy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrom Defense Conversion to Dual Use and Spin-On\u003cbr\u003e Defining the Yujun Yumin Dual-Use Economy\u003cbr\u003e Chinese Approaches to Civil-Military Integration and Spin-On\u003cbr\u003e Building Linkages between the Civilian and Defense Economies\u003cbr\u003e Harnessing Civilian High Technology Companies for Military Purposes\u003cbr\u003e The Geographical Landscape of Dual Use and CMI\u003cbr\u003e The Chinese Approach in Comparative Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Can the Chinese Defense Economy Catch Up?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Techno-Nationalist Underpinning of the Catch-Up Approach\u003cbr\u003e The Debate over China's Military Technological Catching Up\u003cbr\u003e The Developmental Models for Catching Up\u003cbr\u003e Conditions for Technological Catching Up and the Case of the Space Industry\u003cbr\u003e Policy Challenges for the United States\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix:\u003c\/i\u003e Chinese Terms\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAppendix:\u003c\/i\u003e Historical Official Exchange Rates between the Renminbi and U.S. Dollar, 1955–2008\u003ci\u003eSelect Chinese-Language Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52542159061272,"sku":"9780801479212","price":22.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fortifying-china-the-struggle-to-build-a-modern-defense-economy-paperback-softback-9780801479212","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}