Internationalizing China: Domestic Interests and Global Linkages (Cornell Studies in Political Economy) [Paperback]

David Zweig (Author)

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This book provides excellent documentation and analysis of how China developed markets for several types of products within four main sectors: its urban centers, its rural regions, its educational institutions, and various international development assistance organizations (e.g., the United Nations Development Bank, or UNDP). These four sectors represent the overall focus of what Zwieg defines as internationalization, "the expanded flow of goods, services, and people across state boundaries, thereby increasing the share of transnational exchanges relative to domestic ones, along with a decline in regulating those flows." Having studied the Chinese political economy for at least a decade, Zweig offers several dynamic hypotheses to determine, for example, how the attitudes of Chinese bureaucrats changed from being highly resistant to supporting these transnational exchanges. He notes that China's future depends on the extent to which corruption, which can disrupt development tremendously, can be controlled by government policies. This thorough analysis is especially useful for scholars in comparative politics and international relations. Peggy Spitzer Christoff, Library of Congress
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Product Details

• Paperback: 291 pages
• Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801487552
• ISBN-13: 978-0801487552
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,056,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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