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Author : Yuen Yuen Ang
Release : 2020-05-28
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 603/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis China's Gilded Age by : Yuen Yuen Ang
Download or read book China's Gilded Age written by Yuen Yuen Ang. This book was released on 2020-05-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unbundles corruption into different types, examining corruption as access money in China through a comparative-historical lens.
Author : Ivan Franceschini
Release : 2018-04-01
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 997/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Gilded Age by : Ivan Franceschini
Download or read book Gilded Age written by Ivan Franceschini. This book was released on 2018-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to the Chinese zodiac, 2017 was the year of the 'fire rooster', an animal often associated with the mythical fenghuang, a magnificently beautiful bird whose appearance is believed to mark the beginning of a new era of peaceful flourishing. Considering the auspicious symbolism surrounding the fenghuang, it is fitting that on 18 October 2017, President Xi Jinping took to the stage of the Nineteenth Party Congress to proclaim the beginning of a 'new era' for Chinese socialism. However, in spite of such ecumenical proclamations, it became immediately evident that not all in China would be welcome to reap the rewards promised by the authorities. Migrant workers, for one, remain disposable. Lawyers, activists and even ordinary citizens who dare to express critical views also hardly find a place in Xi's brave new world. This Yearbook traces the stark new 'gilded age' inaugurated by the Chinese Communist Party. It does so through a collection of more than 40 original essays on labour, civil society and human rights in China and beyond, penned by leading scholars and practitioners from around the world.
Author : Charles D. Benn
Release : 2004
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 650/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis China's Golden Age by : Charles D. Benn
Download or read book China's Golden Age written by Charles D. Benn. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating and detailed profile, Benn paints a vivid picture of life in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), traditionally regarded as the golden age of China. 40 line illustrations.
Author : Yuen Yuen Ang
Release : 2020-05-28
Genre : Political Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 389/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis China's Gilded Age by : Yuen Yuen Ang
Download or read book China's Gilded Age written by Yuen Yuen Ang. This book was released on 2020-05-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why has China grown so fast for so long despite vast corruption? In China's Gilded Age, Yuen Yuen Ang maintains that all corruption is harmful, but not all types of corruption hurt growth. Ang unbundles corruption into four varieties: petty theft, grand theft, speed money, and access money. While the first three types impede growth, access money - elite exchanges of power and profit - cuts both ways: it stimulates investment and growth but produces serious risks for the economy and political system. Since market opening, corruption in China has evolved toward access money. Using a range of data sources, the author explains the evolution of Chinese corruption, how it differs from the West and other developing countries, and how Xi's anti-corruption campaign could affect growth and governance. In this formidable yet accessible book, Ang challenges one-dimensional measures of corruption. By unbundling the problem and adopting a comparative-historical lens, she reveals that the rise of capitalism was not accompanied by the eradication of corruption, but rather by its evolution from thuggery and theft to access money. In doing so, she changes the way we think about corruption and capitalism, not only in China but around the world.
Author : James C. Y. Watt
Release : 2004
Genre : Art, Chinese
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 264/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis China by : James C. Y. Watt
Download or read book China written by James C. Y. Watt. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the great tradition of publications on Chinese art from the Metropolitan Museum, China: Dawn of a Golden Age will become an essential text for years to come. This book is the catalogue for a major exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (October 5, 2004 to January 23, 2005).
