developing countries. As the largest developing country, China has made a lot of efforts to integrate to the global market since … its Open and Reform Policy in 1978 and become the second largest economy in world. So, what is the effect of China's trade … questions this book discusses. This book utilizes classic Western economic models to examine how China's openness policies have …

Preface / Joseph Caron -- Introduction: International political economy and explanations of China's globalization … / David Zweig, Chen Zhimin -- Beyond the disciplinary heartlands: studying China's international political economy / Shaun A …. Breslin -- Soft balancing and reciprocal engagement: international structures and China's foreign policy choices / Chen Zhimin …