China’s Crony Capitalism
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Conditions, History, Asian, China
| Author: | Minxin Pei | ISBN: | 9780674974364 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | October 3, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Minxin Pei |
| ISBN: | 9780674974364 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | October 3, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
China’s efforts to modernize yielded a kleptocracy characterized by corruption, wealth inequality, and social tensions. Rejecting conventional platitudes about the resilience of Party rule, Minxin Pei gathers unambiguous evidence that beneath China’s facade of ever-expanding prosperity and power lies a Leninist state in an advanced stage of decay.
China’s efforts to modernize yielded a kleptocracy characterized by corruption, wealth inequality, and social tensions. Rejecting conventional platitudes about the resilience of Party rule, Minxin Pei gathers unambiguous evidence that beneath China’s facade of ever-expanding prosperity and power lies a Leninist state in an advanced stage of decay.
