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UNINA9910452586503321 |
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Autore |
Cheung Tai Ming |
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Titolo |
Fortifying China [[electronic resource] ] : the struggle to build a modern defense economy / / Tai Ming Cheung |
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Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, c2009 |
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0-8014-6849-3 |
0-8014-6850-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Defense industries - Technological innovations - China |
Military-industrial complex - China |
Electronic books. |
China Defenses Economic aspects |
China Economic policy 1976-2000 |
China Economic policy 2000- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Bridging the civil-military technological divide in the information age -- Innovation and stagnation during the Maoist era -- The eclipse of the defense economy under Deng Xiaoping -- The revival of the defense economy in the twenty-first century -- Building a dual-use economy -- Can the Chinese defense economy catch up? -- Chinese terms -- Historical official exchange rates between the Renminbi and U.S. dollar, 1955-2008. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Fortifying China explores the titanic struggle to turn China into an aspiring world-class military technological power. The defense economy is leveraging the country's vibrant civilian economy and gaining access to foreign sources of technology and know-how. Drawing on extensive Chinese-language sources, Tai Ming Cheung explains that this transformation has two key dimensions. The defense economy is being reengineered to break down bureaucratic barriers and reduce the role of the state, fostering a more competitive and entrepreneurial culture to facilitate the rapid diffusion and absorption of technology and knowledge. At the same time, the civilian and |
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