China's Megatrends : The 8 Pillars of a New Society

A groundbreaking look at a new social-political model on the rise John and Doris Naisbitt, longtime China observers, provide an in-depth study of the fundamental changes in China's social, political, and economic life, and their impact on the West. With extraordinary access, and using the same techniques behind John Naisbitt's international bestseller Megatrends, the Naisbitts have traveled the country, interviewing journalists, entrepreneurs, academics, politicians, artists, dissidents, and expatriates. With the help of twenty-eight staff members of the Naisbitt China Institute in Tianjin, they have monitored local newspapers in all of China's provinces to identify the evolving perspectives and deep forces underlying China's transformation. Their research reveals that China is not only undergoing fundamental changes but also creating an entirely new social and economic model—what the Naisbitts call a "vertical democracy"—that is changing the rules of global trade and challenging Western democracy as the only acceptable form of governing. The Naisbitts have identified 8 pillars as the foundation and drivers of China's new society: Emancipation of the Mind Balancing Top-Down and Bottom-Up Framing the Forest and Letting the Trees Grow Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones Artistic and Intellectual Ferment Joining the World Freedom and Fairness From Olympic Medals to Nobel Prizes Examining each of these 8 pillars in great detail, China's Megatrends describes the new China for the knowledgeable and the newly curious, offering fresh and provocative insights and lessons to be learned. A Groundbreaking Look at a new Social-Political Model on the Rise. John and Doris Naisbitt, longtime China observers, provide an in-depth study of the fundamental changes in China's social, political, and economic life, and their impact on the West. With extraordinary access, and using the same techniques behind John Naisbitt's international bestseller 'Megatrends', the Naisbitts have traveled the country, interviewing journalists, entrepreneurs, academics, politicians, artists, dissidents, and expatriates. With the help of twenty-eight staff members of the Naisbitt China Institute in Tianjin, they have monitored local newspapers in all of China's provinces to identify the evolving perspectives and deep forces underlying China's transformation. Their research reveals that China is not only undergoing fundamental changes but also creating an entirely new social and economic model - what the Naisbitts call a 'vertical democracy' - that is changing the rules of global trade and challenging Western democracy as the only form of governing. The Naisbitts have identified 8 pillars as the foundation and drivers of China's new society “[John Naisbitt's] vision of the world's economy has the mark of genius.” —Minneapolis Star TribuneInternationally-renowned futurist and bestselling author John Naisbitt is back with China's Megatrends, the most comprehensive look at the present and future of China and the transformation that is reshaping its economic, political, and social systems. Since publishing the enormously popular Megatrends—a New York Times bestseller for two years that has been published in 57 countries—John Naisbitt has become the most respected and well-known prognosticator of global trends. To write China's Megatrends, Naisbitt and wife Doris were granted unprecedented access by the Chinese government to all aspects of the country and its social model. Using the same techniques of information gathering and analysis as Megatrends, the Naisbitts present a prescient and unique perspective on the emergent global power and its role in the future of globalization. Prologue: A New System On The Rise -- Introduction -- Pillar Number One: Emancipation Of The Mind -- Pillar Number Two: Balancing Top-down And Bottom-up -- Pillar Number Three: Framing The Forest And Letting The Trees Grow -- Pillar Number Four: Crossing The River By Feeling The Stones -- Pillar Number Five: Artistic And Intellectual Ferment -- Pillar Number Six: Joining The World -- Pillar Number Seven: Freedom And Fairness -- Pillar Number Eight: From Olympic Gold Medals To Nobel Prizes -- Matters In Dispute. John And Doris Naisbitt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Prologue: a new system on the rise Introduction Pillar number one: emancipation of the mind Pillar number two: balancing top-down and bottom-up Pillar number three: framing the forest and letting the trees grow Pillar number four: crossing the river by feeling the stones Pillar number five: artistic and intellectual ferment Pillar number six: joining the world Pillar number seven: freedom and fairness Cracks in the facade. Offers a perspective on the transformation that is reshaping China's economic, social, and political systems. This title includes information across China's provinces and cities. It argues that, while the US struggles to restore its position in the world, China is creating an entirely fresh social and economic model for a 21st-century. Analyzes data and information from across all of China's provinces and cities to offer a unique perspective on the transformation that is reshaping the country's economic, social and political systems.