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# China's Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know® Paperback – 24 Sept. 2020

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #149,686 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #59 in International Economics (Books) #138 in Economic Conditions (Books) #188 in Economics (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (619) |
| Dimensions  | 5.4 x 1.3 x 8 inches |
| Edition  | 2nd |
| ISBN-10  | 0190946466 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0190946463 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | What Everyone Needs To Know? |
| Print length  | 464 pages |
| Publication date  | July 1, 2020 |
| Publisher  | Oxford University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clearly written and balanced take on the history and future prospects for China
*by A***N on 24 February 2018*

This book seems the best modern survey of the Chinese economy. I was interested in whether China is still a planned economy (as Michael Roberts has argued: "Xi takes full control of China’s future") or whether it has reverted to capitalism. I also wanted to get a sense of where the modernisation campaign has got to, and the prospects for coming political change.Kroeber's book is useful for all these questions. It's incredibly well-informed; about as well-written as any book on Chinese political economy could be; and compelling and astute in its observations. As far as I can gather, despite the remarkable growth in the capitalist sector in recent decades (the powerhouse of the economy), the 'dominant heights' of the economy are still politically controlled by the Communist Party. This includes both the SOEs and some of the larger capitalist companies, where the ownership structure is opaque.Kroeber argues that China has reached the end of its massive extensional period of growth and is now pivoting to intensive growth, relying on worker upskilling, an enhanced service sector, a further increase in the market sector at the expense of the deadbeat SOEs and Chinese leadership in technological innovation. This process is hard to reconcile with Xi's increasingly authoritarian policies (which are themselves driven by the need to break the power of defenders of 'the old ways'). It seems that another kind of pivot will be needed in the early 2020s if growth on the new course is to be sustained.Kroeber emphasises that China is still, in terms of GDP per head, a poor country. It will take many decades to catch up with the G7 advanced capitalist countries. This is worth remembering when encountering yet another scaremongering article about the imminent Chinese challenge to American global hegemony.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb overview of China past, present and future...
*by O***S on 19 February 2017*

If you want one book to help you understand China as am economic, political and social entity this as good as it gets. Balanced, through and comprehensive it reads brilliantly. You will rarely encounter such an informative and engaging book. What is particularly interesting is how the author is able to neatly show how the Chinese since the demise of Mao have managed to bring their country from a backward agrarian society where poverty and lack of enterprise and drive were the norm, to being a country where anything remains possible. Political reform Western style may not be on the agenda but wealth creation alongside increased social inclusion definitely are. Who, asks the author can realistically at least in the short term this trade- off between increased prosperity and political pluralism?Topics include: land reform, urbanisation, trade, environmental issues, demographic issues and much else besides. Think you know China? –think again! Read this and find out for sure.Recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Chinese economic information
*by P***W on 21 November 2020*

Heavy going in places, but a good read. Explains well why China’s double digit growth is slowing down and why in may not be an issue in the long run.

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