Dragon rising : an inside look at China today : Becker, Jasper : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

264 pages : 25 cm

No nation on Earth is as newsworthy as 21st-century China, and journalist Becker is the ideal guide to the profound changes that are already reshaping economic, diplomatic, and military strategies all over the globe. Intertwining in-depth analysis with revealing anecdotal evidence, Becker addresses every major question. What form will China's government take? How will communism's legacy affect modernization? Can Shanghai's success with urban capitalism be replicated elsewhere? Will wholesale cultural and economic change be resisted by the millions facing sudden transition from an authoritarian state to a market-driven society? How will the new China cope with pollution, unemployment, and voracious demand for energy? Each chapter examines a specific region and such key local issues as poverty, minority unrest, and official corruption, then places them in the broader context of Chinese society as a whole.--From publisher description

Includes bibliographical references (page 254) and index

Beijing: where China's been and where it's headed -- Shanghai: modernizing through capitalism -- The northeast: the Soviet industrial legacy -- South of Shanghai: private enterprise -- Pearl River Delta: rural migration -- Central China: agricultural life and the initiation of reforms -- Yunnan Province: China's environment -- China and the world