Welfare, Environment and Changing US–Chinese Relations: 21st Century Challenges in China - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843768275 ISBN 13: 9781843768272

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Since the People's Republic of China began to promote an open-door policy to foreign investment in 1979, economic results have been startling. In twenty years China recorded at least eight percent growth in gross domestic product annually. Since 1978 the number of Chinese living in poverty dropped from 270 million to 60 million. China's economy could surpass that of the US in the second decade of this century. In ten essays, Weber (international relations and comparative policies, Bocconi U., Milan) and contributors examine China's rapid economic growth and if it can continue, whether China's environment can be maintained, how societal inequality is becoming more evident, and how power has shifted in Chinese-US relations. They also examine the changes in what was once a lifetime welfare system, resulting in rising unemployment, an aging work force, a non-inclusive health care system and liberalization in foreign-managed insurance services. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

About the Author:

Edited by Maria Weber, Associate Professor of International Relations and Comparative Politics, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy

Review:

`This well-organised, well-presented collection of essays on contemporary China not only offers a useful compendium for those who want a concentrated overview of the mainland's development, but also provides some closely-argued pointers to where the country is heading. . . The collection's editor, Maria Weber, offers an excellent introduction as well as a conclusion and an analysis of Chinese-American relations.' -- Jonathan Fenby, Asian Affairs

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1843768275
• ISBN 13: 9781843768272
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Weber Maria