The China Boom: Why China Will Not Rule the World

by Ho-fung Hung

Book Overview

Many thought China's rise would fundamentally remake the global order. Yet, much like other developing nations, the Chinese state now finds itself in a status quo characterized by free trade and American domination. Through a cutting-edge historical, sociological, and political analysis, Ho-fung Hung details the competing interests and economic realities that temper the dream of Chinese supremacy--forces that are stymieing growth throughout the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231164181
• ISBN13: 9780231164184
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher