Introduction -- Red communism -- Politics in command -- Mao Zedong -- White communism -- Markets -- Xi Jinping -- Great debate -- Red versus white -- Liberal versus illiberal -- Beyond communism -- Liberal democracy -- Globalism -- Confucius -- Choosing sides -- Prospects

Asian Economic Systems provides readers with a crisp analytic framework, concepts and narrative highlighting contemporary Asia's systemic diversity. The framework facilitates insightful comparison with the western neoclassical ideal. This method allows students to easily appreciate the special...

"Bernie Sanders' socialist advocacy in the United States, communist China's economic successes and a Marxist revival are inspiring many to muse about improved strategies for building superior socialist futures. Socialist Economic Systems provides an objective record of socialism's promises and...