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Article: China and Globalization: The Social, Economic and Political Transformation of Chinese Society
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- The China Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright Australian National University, Contemporary China Centre Jan 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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China and Globalization: The Social, Economic and Political Transformation of Chinese Society, by Doug Guthrie. New York: Routledge, 2006. xii + 398 pp. US$85.00/£70.00 (hardcover), US$24.95/£13.99 (paperback).
Doug Guthrie's China and Globalization is not about China and globalization. Instead, the book is primarily concerned with the economic, social and political transformations Chinese state and society experienced in the past three decades (hence the subtitle). It argues that state-driven gradual reforms that allow for the coexistence of multiple forms of ownership amid market-driven competition are more effective for countries in transition to a market economy than the hurried ...