China and Globalization: The Social, Economic and Political Transformation of Chinese Society (Globalizing Regions)

An introductory text on China, this book focuses on the ways that economic restructuring is driving the processes, discusses issues such as politics, social change, reform, international economics and cultural change. It provides an overview of the effects of massive social, economic, and political reforms on the most populous nation in the world."China and Globalization" is a compact, accessible, introductory text on contemporary China and the massive changes it is presently undergoing. It focuses primarily on the ways that economic restructuring is driving the processes, but discusses many other issues, such as politics, social change, reform, international economics, and cultural change. Considering the potential for further change, this book debates key questions: Will China become more democratic? Will the government become more serious about protecting human rights and creating a transparent legal system? How will China's explosive growth impact both East Asia and the larger global economy? This is a sophisticated, definitive, yet compact overview of the effects of massive social, economic, and political reforms on the most populous nation in the world China and Globalization is a compact, highly readable introductory text on contemporary China and the massive changes it is presently undergoing. It focuses primarily on how economic structural change is driving the processes, but discusses many other issues as well--politics, social change, reform, international economics, and cultural change. In its quarter-century long shift from communism to capitalism, China has transformed from a desperately poor nation into a country possessing one of the fastest-growing and largest economies in the world. Doug Guthrie covers the social, economic, and political factors responsible for the revolutionary changes, and interweaves this broader structural analysis with a consideration of social changes at the micro and macro levels. The book also considers the potential for further change. Will China become more democratic? Will the government become more serious about protecting human rights and creating a transparent legal system? How will China's explosive growth impact both East Asia and the larger global economy? In sum, this will be a sophisticated, definitive yet compact overview of the effects of massive social, economic, and political reforms on the most populous nation in the world.
Books in this series look at how nations and regions across the world are navigating the tumultuous currents of globalization. Concise, descriptive, interdisciplinary, and theoretically informed, they serve as ideal introductions to the peoples and places of our increasingly globalized world. Front cover 1 Table of Contents 6 Prologue 8 Chapter One. Globalization and the Economics of Radical Change in China 14 Chapter Two. Setting the Stage: A Primer to the Study of China's Economic Reforms 40 Chapter Three. Changing Social Institutions1 86 Chapter Four. China in the Global Economy 126 Chapter Five. Changing Life Changes1 188 Chapter Six. Economic Reform and the Rule of Law 230 Chapter Seven. Prospects for Democracy 270 Chapter Eight. China's Integration into the Global Economy 318 Notes 346 References 370 Index 402 Back cover 412