China and the Future of Globalization : The Political Economy of China's Rise (Hardcover)

List of diagrams List of maps List of tables Initial reflections Chapter One: Economy and security 1. Cold War Two 2. Cascade of threats 3. Technology and politics Chapter Two: The century of Asia with China leading the way? 1. A country in the middle of Asia 2. New Silk Road instead of exporting revolution 3. Nobody likes a hard landing Chapter Three: People and goods in the changing world 1. Between a demographic explosion and a population deficit 2. How long, how fast? 3. Where is the East, where is the West? 4. Myth of the free market being perfect Chapter Four: Socialism, capitalism or Chinism? 1. Economy - society - state 2. In search of equilibrium 3. Socialism with Chinese characteristics or corrupt crony capitalism? 4. Whither China and what business is it to others 5. Tertium datur Chapter Five: Recipe for crisis 1. At the expense of many for the benefit of few 2. Legally but immorally Chapter Six: What do the Chinese ask about? 1. Right questions at the right time 2. What students want to know 3. Chinese panoply of questions Chapter Seven: New pragmatism with Chinese characteristics 1. Vision rather than illusions 2. 16+1 initiative 3. China coming to our rescue? Final reflections References Index