In a relatively short period, the growth of investment to China and the resulting increase in Chinese trade has resulted in a reconfiguration of the East Asian regional economy, and is now altering financial and resource flows across the globe. This book explains how this transformation has come about, focusing on the interplay between domestic politics in China and the transition from socialism on one hand, and the ongoing evolution of global or transnational production networks on the other. It shows that while events in China have considerable global significance, this importance does not necessarily equate with the "power" that some already ascribe to China. Whilst recognizing that global economic integration has contributed to the reduction of poverty, it also shows how it has contributed to the emergence of new social cleavages and the changing basis of communist party rule.
'One of the subsidiary themes of Shaun Breslin's book is the unreliability of statistics about China. But where most authors simply note this, he explains some of the reasons and tries to provide some more accurate figures, particularly for understanding foreign investment in and trade with China...This is one of the most useful books on China's economic development before the world recession that I have read for some time' - Chalie Hore, International Socialism Magazine
'Breslin's book is targeted at International Relations (IR) and International Political Economy (IPE) scholars, yet it has a refreshing take on the story often told about China from within IR and IPE. This is because Breslin integrates his understanding of the China case from within Chinese area studies with a critical, non-statist IPE or New Political Economy framework. The result is a much-needed bridgehead between Chinese area studies and IPE, as well as a case for what Breslin calls a somewhat 'revisionist' understanding of China's global economic role...Breslin's book is informed by what he calls a view of China from the inside looking out' - Millenium, Journal or International Studies
Introduction: China - Yes, But...
Studying China in an Era of Globalization
The Transition from Socialism: An Embedded Socialist Compromise?
Re-Engagement with the Global Economy
Beyond Bilateralism: What the Statistics Don't Tell Us
Interpreting Chinese "Power" in the Global Political Economy
The Domestic Context: Stretching the Social Fabric?
Conclusions
SHAUN BRESLIN is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, UK, and Associate Fellow of the Asia Research Centre at Murdoch University, Australia. He is author of China in the 1980s: Centre-Province Relations in a Reforming Socialist State, Mao, and with Rod Hague and Martin Harrop, Comparative Government and Politics
Description
In a relatively short period, the growth of investment to China and the resulting increase in Chinese trade has resulted in a reconfiguration of the East Asian regional economy, and is now altering financial and resource flows across the globe. This book explains how this transformation has come about, focusing on the interplay between domestic politics in China and the transition from socialism on one hand, and the ongoing evolution of global or transnational production networks on the other. It shows that while events in China have considerable global significance, this importance does not necessarily equate with the "power" that some already ascribe to China. Whilst recognizing that global economic integration has contributed to the reduction of poverty, it also shows how it has contributed to the emergence of new social cleavages and the changing basis of communist party rule.
Reviews
'One of the subsidiary themes of Shaun Breslin's book is the unreliability of statistics about China. But where most authors simply note this, he explains some of the reasons and tries to provide some more accurate figures, particularly for understanding foreign investment in and trade with China...This is one of the most useful books on China's economic development before the world recession that I have read for some time' - Chalie Hore, International Socialism Magazine
'Breslin's book is targeted at International Relations (IR) and International Political Economy (IPE) scholars, yet it has a refreshing take on the story often told about China from within IR and IPE. This is because Breslin integrates his understanding of the China case from within Chinese area studies with a critical, non-statist IPE or New Political Economy framework. The result is a much-needed bridgehead between Chinese area studies and IPE, as well as a case for what Breslin calls a somewhat 'revisionist' understanding of China's global economic role...Breslin's book is informed by what he calls a view of China from the inside looking out' - Millenium, Journal or International Studies
Contents
Introduction: China - Yes, But...
Studying China in an Era of Globalization
The Transition from Socialism: An Embedded Socialist Compromise?
Re-Engagement with the Global Economy
Beyond Bilateralism: What the Statistics Don't Tell Us
Interpreting Chinese "Power" in the Global Political Economy
The Domestic Context: Stretching the Social Fabric?
Conclusions
Authors
SHAUN BRESLIN is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, UK, and Associate Fellow of the Asia Research Centre at Murdoch University, Australia. He is author of China in the 1980s: Centre-Province Relations in a Reforming Socialist State, Mao, and with Rod Hague and Martin Harrop, Comparative Government and Politics
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