to personal relations such as kinship. We examine poverty and famine relief, infrastructure, and forestry in East Asia …, China, and England. Japan is similar in size to a European country and linked to China through shared beliefs and practices …. Such an approach allows us to mediate comparisons made directly between China and Europe and to avoid taking England as the …

comparing those cases with others from Europe and China's economic history. The contributors focus on three areas of inquiry …

This book is particularly concerned with China’s path to green development and how it can be understood, exploring … to design and promote green development is proposed. Readers will discover why China must become an innovator …-term development of humankind in general and China in particular. It also serves well as a green development textbook, presenting …

"This comprehensive overview of the modern Chinese economy by a noted expert on China's economic development offers a … both an engaging, broadly focused introduction to China's economy since 1949 and original insights based on his own … notable also for placing China's economy in interesting comparative contexts, discussing it in relation to other transitional …

This fascinating, in-depth look at China's new and rapidly changing role in the world focuses on the critical choices … China must make to ensure sustainable economic growth.All signs show that China's diplomacy is facing unprecedented changes …, among which opportunities and challenges coexist. As power is redistributed globally, China finds it is at a crossroad. By …