"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 …

Despite China's obvious and growing importance on the world stage, it is often and easily misunderstood. Indeed, there … are many Chinas, as this comprehensive survey of contemporary China vividly illustrates. Now in a thoroughly revised and … powerful and ancient nation across both time and space. Beginning with China's diverse landscapes and environments, and …