Examines the double effect of globalization on the Chinese economy: stimulates China's export-led growth but inhibits its catch-up. The China model of development can be characterized as 'growth without development'
Argues Chinese market Leninism is essentially a crony comprador capitalism
Highlights the particular lessons Deng Xiaoping drew from the Tiananmen Incident: no political reform, no appeasing the people, and appeasing the West
Suggests China's deep integration approach is in general more a source of global conflict than a contributor to global peace

Autorentext

Jianyong Yue formerly taught ****Chinese Politics at King's College London, UK. His research interests include Chinese politics and political economy, globalization and development, and East Asian international politics.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Process of China's WTO Accession: A Questionable Integration.- Chapter 3. Chinese Reform and Development in the 1980s.- Chapter 4. From Tiananmen to Shenzhen: The Transition to Capitalism.- Chapter 5. The 1990s: Washing Consensus in China?.- Chapter 6. The U.S., Global Capitalism, and Drawing China Out.- Chapter 7. After the WTO: Rise or Dependency?.- Chapter 8. Conclusion.