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China Modernizes - Threat to the West or Model for the Rest? (Paperback)
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China Modernizes - Threat to the West or Model for the Rest? (Paperback)
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Two sharply contrasting views of China exist today. On the one hand
a rising superpower predicted to have the largest economy in the
world by mid century, on the other hand a brutal, anachronistic and
authoritarian regime, a threat to geo-stability and to the
economies of the industrial world. So which China is the real
China? Randall Peerenboom addresses this question by exploring
China's economy, political and legal system, and most
controversially, its record on civil, political and personal rights
in the context of the developing world. Avoiding polemic and
relying on empirical evidence, he compares China's performance not
with first world countries such as the US and UK but with other
middle income countries and highlights the often hypocritical
stance of an international community which demands standards from
others that it does not match at home. He also critically evaluates
the benefits of globalisation and democratisation and the normative
values of the West set against Beijing's determination to retain
its cultural and political integrity.
This book seeks to bridge the gap in understanding about China and
to create a firmer foundation for mutual trust, while recognising
that there are inevitable risks in a shift in global power of this
magnitude that will require hard headed pragmatism at times where
interests collide.
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