"A trusted economic commentator provides a penetrating account of the threats to China's continued economic rise Under … President Xi Jinping, China has become a large and confident power both at home and abroad, but the country also faces serious … challenges. In this critical take on China's future, economist George Magnus explores four key traps that China must confront and …

greater role in the Qing economy and in integrating China into an emerging global economy, than has previously been recognized … society, which casts new light on our understanding of early modern China"-- …Place, space, and people -- Zinc: China's demand for a "useless" metal -- Entrepreneurs: the Qing state and merchants …