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Understanding the young adults who came of age during the rise of
China's economic and global powerThis book by a prominent Chinese
sociologist explores how China's youth will influence the country's
future. Focusing on millennials those born between the early 1980s
and the mid-1990s the book examines the status, lifestyles,
attitudes, values, and behaviors of this key segment of the
country's population. Li Chunling's study presents a native Chinese
perspective on the increasingly diverse generation that at some
point will assume leadership of the country. Among the key
questions addressed in the book are: How do Chinese millennials
differ both from preceding generations in China and from their
counterparts around the world? How can current and future relations
between Chinese millennials and the Chinese government be assessed?
And, what are the factors or fault lines that have shaped the
intra-generational differences among China's young people? Members
of this age cohort are extraordinary, and in some respects unique,
in contemporary China. Their ascent has accompanied five historic
and far-reaching developments. These include China's rapid economic
rise, the adoption of the one-child-per-family policy, the largest
domestic rural-to-urban migration in Chinese history, the opening
of extensive educational opportunities abroad, and the arrival of
the digital era. Young Chinese citizens have developed a
comprehensive understanding of the world much faster than previous
generations; millennials see themselves not as extensions of the
past, but rather as the innovators of the country's future. Through
expansive and in-depth empirical research on Chinese millennials
and younger age cohorts (people in their late teens and early 20s),
Dr. Li's book illustrates how China's younger adults reflect the
growing diversity and persistent inequality in society. The book
also explores how their distinct characteristics and views will
shape the country's trajectory. For the outside world, developing a
better understanding of this unique generation is an urgent task,
given that China now has more influence on the global economy and
regional security than at any other point in modern history.
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China in 2020 (Paperback)
Angang Hu; Foreword by John L. Thornton; Introduction by Cheng Li
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R1,009
Discovery Miles 10 090
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The rapid pace and grand scale of China's rise have produced a
heady mixture of wonder and consternation in the West. Is China on
track to become a superpower? What would that mean for the rest of
the world? Economist Hu Angang approaches these questions through
analysis of three major dimensions of China's rise: its overall
economic and social development; advances in education, science,
and technology (including alternative energy); and the likely
complications posed by resource scarcity, environmental
degradation, and climate change. After three decades of
unprecedented economic growth, China is now home to the world's
second-largest economy. It is the world's largest exporter and its
second-largest consumer of energy (as well as number one in carbon
emissions). Extrapolating from these seismic changes, Hu forecasts
that by 2020 China will become a ""mature, responsible, and
attractive superpower"" that will contribute, alongside the
European Union, to the ""end of the unipolar era dominated by the
United States."" China in 2020 presents a native Chinese
perspective on the challenges and opportunities that Beijing will
face as its global footprint expands. Through a meticulous
examination of China's development trajectory, Hu Angang explains
how his nation -as the world's largest emerging market -will impact
global economic growth, foreign direct investment flows, energy
consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions. He proposes a
comprehensive strategic framework to guide the next stage of
China's rise, seeking to maximize the country's positive impact on
the world and minimize the negative externalities of its meteoric
development.
Democracy is a good thing. This is true not only for individuals or
certain officials but also for the entire nation and for all the
people of China.-Yu Keping So begins "Democracy Is a Good Thing,"
an essay of great influence that has commanded attention and
provoked discussion throughout the world. It is the touchstone of
this important volume of the same name. As one of China's foremost
political thinkers and a leading proponent of democratizing the
People's Republic, Yu Keping is a major figure not only in his
native land, but also in the international community. This book
brings together much of his most important work and makes it
readily accessible to readers in the West for the first time.
"Democracy Is a Good Thing" created a stir internationally. Perhaps
more important, however, is the heated debate it spurred within
China on the desirability of democratic reform. That important
essay appears here, along with several of Yu Keping's other
influential works on politics, culture, and civil society. His
topics include China's economic modernization, its institutional
environment, and the cultural changes that have accompanied the
nation's reforms. Democracy Is a Good Thing pulls back the curtain
to reveal ongoing discourse in Chinese political and intellectual
circles, discussions that will go a long way toward determining the
future of the world's most populous nation.
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