Introduction -- Conceptual and contextual framework -- Identifying ict diffusion and substitution patterns -- Elucidating "network effects" and ict diffusion determinants in Asia -- Drawing lessons from this book.

Introduction: a Chinese landscape in the age of globalization -- A theoretical framework: global value chain distribution -- China's dependence on foreign technology in the GVC: a macro view -- China's increasing participation in the ICT GVC: a meso view -- China's evolving role in Apple's GVC:...

Discontent and frustrations around the world fuel commotion and rebellion against the global model. How did we get into this mess? How do we get out of it? Why doesn't globalization work? The author puts forward solutions to the most challenging transition civilization has ever faced: from...