Will China dominate the 21st century? / Jonathan Fenby.
Series: Global futures seriesPublication details: Cambridge, UK : Polity, 2014.Description: vii, 139 pages ; 19 cmISBN:- 9780745679273
- 9780745679266
- 951.06 23
- DS779.4 .F48 2014
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 951.06 FEN | Available | 057372 |
Includes bibliographical references.
Machine generated contents note: 1.China's Watershed -- 2.The Political Trap -- 3.Inflection Point -- 4.Behind the Dream -- 5.Why China Will Not Dominate the 21st Century.
China's spectacular growth has led to visions of the 21st century being dominated by the last major state on earth ruled by a Communist Party, its forward march seemingly unstoppable when contrasted with the West and Japan. In this book, Jonathan Fenby, a leading expert on the People's Republic, makes plain that China, too, faces major challenges which stand in the way of global domination. It has to deal with political, economic, social and international tests, each of which involves structural difficulties that will put the system under strain. The picture of China invoked by admirers to argue that it will rule the world does not accord with reality.
