Overview
- Provides an accessible introduction to the scholarly debate on China's political and economic rise
- Highlights both the conditions that have allowed China to flourish and the challenges that it now faces
- Places China in the wider context of the 'global architecture' established by the United States
Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)
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This book analyzes China’s development in the wider context of the global trade, investment, security, knowledge and production regimes established by the United States. It argues that, although China has thus far been able to enjoy rapid growth within this global architecture, it will have to deal with a more challenging external environment as other states react to its rise. More specifically, it is facing growing pressure to realign its currency, a greater number of trade investment and intellectual property disputes, a more hostile security environment, and exclusionary regional trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic trade agreements. It is also being confronted by an array of internal issues, from an ageing population and weaknesses in the high tech sector, to over-reliance on foreign companies for exports, non-performing loans and a burgeoning state debt. This, in turn, has led an increasing number of firms to relocate to other countries. For the time being, the author concludes, China's global ambitions and challenge to US supremacy will have to be scaled back. This insightful work will appeal to students and scholars of China's politics, economy and development.
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John Glenn is Associate Professor of International Relations and International Political Economy at the University of Southampton, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: China's Challenge to US Supremacy
Book Subtitle: Economic Superpower versus Rising Star
Authors: John G. Glenn
Series Title: International Political Economy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95157-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Limited 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95156-7Published: 07 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95745-3Published: 15 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-95157-4Published: 27 February 2017
Series ISSN: 2662-2483
Series E-ISSN: 2662-2491
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 257
Topics: International Political Economy, Asian Politics, Asian Economics, Globalization, Trade