The Rise of China, Inc.
How the Chinese Communist Party Transformed China into a Giant Corporation

Reveals how the CCP pursued global expansion by running the Chinese state like an organisation that acts as swiftly and flexibly as a firm.

Shaomin Li (Author)

9781009074926, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 27 January 2022

334 pages, 17 b/w illus. 13 tables
22.8 x 15.4 x 1.9 cm, 0.51 kg

'A masterpiece in explaining the peculiar convergence – and complicity – of communist dictatorship and capitalist profiteering at the expense of Chinese people's wellbeing and the fate of global democratization. Li's work is a must-read for anyone who cares about human freedom and its predicament presented by the rise of the CCP, Inc.' M. Miles Yu, Professor, Department of History, United States Naval Academy

Leveraging its absolute power, low human rights advantage, and tolerance by other countries, the Chinese Communist Party has transformed China into a giant corporation. Living and working is not a right, but a privilege granted by the party. State-owned firms are business units or subsidiaries, private firms are joint ventures, and foreign firms are franchisees of the party. 'China, Inc.' enjoys the agility of a firm and the vast resources of a state. Meanwhile, foreign firms competing with Chinese firms can find themselves matched against the mighty Chinese state. The Rise of China, Inc. will interest many readers: it will compel business scholars to rethink state-firm relationships; assist multinational business practitioners in formulating effective strategies; aid policy-makers in countering China's expansion; and inform the public of the massive corporate organisation China has become, and how democracies can effectively deal with it.

1. Introduction: Who lost China?
Part I. The Advantage of Low Human Rights: 2. The political foundation of China's competitiveness and its failure to democratize
3. China's legal system is not about the rule of law:  The advantages and limits of the relation-based system
4. Mao plus Deng: A highly aggressive and productive culture
Part II. The Rise of China, Inc.: 5. The emergence of China, inc.
6. China's industrial policy as a corporate strategy of China, Inc
Part III. China, inc.'s Achilles' Heel and the World's Response: 7. The Chinese communist party's dilemmas and solutions
8. Open societies versus closed regime: Who needs whom more?
9. Policy and strategic options for the governments and firms in the democracies
References
Index.

Subject Areas: International business [KJK], Politics & government [JP]