"In the past thirty years, China has transformed from an impoverished country where peasants comprised the largest …. Like every other major power in modern history, China is looking outward to find the massive quantities of resources needed … provocative, By All Means Necessary is a sweeping account of where China's pursuit of raw materials may take the country in the …

Main description: Why did sustained economic growth arise in Europe rather than in China? The authors combine economic …China has reemerged as a powerhouse in the global economy, reviving a classic question in economic history: why did … sustained economic growth arise in Europe rather than in China?Many favor cultural and environmental explanations of the …

. Warfare, Location of Manufacturing, and Economic Growth in China and Europe -- 5. Credit Markets and Economic Change -- 6 …

Frontmatter -- Advance Praise for The China Paradox, Second Edition -- Advance Praise for The China Paradox, First … China -- Chapter 2 Early Attempts at Industrialization: The Empire and the Republic -- Chapter 3 The First Decades of the … Heart of China’s Emergence -- Chapter 10 China’s Friction with the World -- Chapter 11 What Could Disrupt or Sustain the …