China's rise [[electronic resource] ] : challenges and opportunities / / C. Fred Bergsten ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454746903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, : Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2008
• ISBN: 1-281-79099-0; 9786611790998; 0-88132-487-6; 1-4356-9223-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BergstenC. Fred <1941->
• Disciplina: 330.951
• Soggetti: Democratization - China; Electronic books.; China Economic conditions 2000-; China Foreign economic relations; China Politics and government 2002-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chronology of Main Events""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 Chinaâ€?s Challenge to the Global Economic Order""; ""The Systemic Challenge""; ""Global Implications""; ""A New Approach""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 2 China Debates Its Future ""; ""Role of Policy Intellectuals""; ""Current Dynamics""; ""Reevaluation of Reform""; ""Debating Development""; ""Policy Response""; ""Democracy Debated""; ""Official Line Weighs In""; ""Foreign Policy: Rise of Nationalism or Peaceful Rise?""; ""Looking Ahead""; ""Chapter 3 Democracy with Chinese Characteristics? Political Reform and the Future of the Chinese Communist Party""""Evolution of Chinaâ€?s Political Reform: Instrumental, Incremental, and Idiosyncratic""; ""Putting Theory into Practice""; ""Rhetoric Versus Reality""; ""Ongoing Support for the Party""; ""Conclusion and Recommendations""; ""Chapter 4 Center-Local Relations: Huâ€?s in Charge Here? ""; ""From ; Decentralization to Recentralization""; ""Current Factors Causing Center-Local Friction""; ""How Center-Local Relations Affect Key Policies (and Why the United States Should Care)""; ""What It Means for Hu and Wen""""Steps the Center Is Taking""; ""Implications for the United States and Policy Recommendations""; ""Chapter 5 Corruption in China: Crisis or Constant? ""; ""Corruption Rising to a Plateau""; ""Threat of “Local Kleptocraciesâ€?""; ""Is the Party Over?""; ""Causes of Corruption Debated""; ""Combating Corruptionâ€?Is China Campaigned Out?""; ""Conclusion and Recommendations""; ""Chapter 6 Sustaining Economic Growth in China ""; ""Sources of Chinaâ€?s Economic Growth""; ""Rethinking Chinaâ€?s Growth Strategy""; ""Promoting Consumption-Driven Growth""; ""Chinaâ€?s Pursuit of Consumption-Driven Growth""""Glass Half Full or Half Empty?""; ""Chapter 7 Energy Implications of Chinaâ€?s Growth ""; ""Evolution of Energy Demand in China""; ""Investment-Led Energy Surprise""; ""Local and Global Implications""; ""The Domestic Response""; ""The Energy Footprint of a Rebalanced Chinese Economy""; ""Conclusions and Policy Agenda""; ""Chapter 8 Why Does the United States Care about Taiwan? ""; ""Why Does China Care about Taiwan?""; ""Why Has the United States Cared about Taiwan?""; ""Why Does the United States Still Care about Taiwan?""; ""Limits to US Support""""Alternative Approaches to Dealing with the Taiwan Impasse""; ""How Should the United States Think about Taiwan Today?""; ""Chapter 9 Chinaâ€?s Military Modernization ""; ""Chinaâ€?s Assessment of Its Military Needs""; ""Key Elements of Chinaâ€?s Military Modernization""; ""Remaining Questions about Chinaâ€?s Military Modernization""; ""Future of PLA Modernization""; ""US Response to Chinaâ€?s Military Modernization""; ""Chapter 10 China and the World ""; ""Evolution of Goals and Principles Underlying China's Foreign Policy ""; ""Role of Soft Power in Chinese Foreign Policy""