The Writing On The Wall: China And The West In The 21St Century
China and the West in the 21st Century
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- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2009
Summary
China constitutes a fifth of the world’s population. Over the last twenty years its economy has doubled to make it the fifth largest economy in the world; if the pace is repeated over the next twenty it is set to become second only to the US. The speed of its development is stunning, a combination of cheap labour and commitment to science and technology that has never been matched by a developing country. The Pearl River Delta, Shanghai and Beijing have become city-regions whose growth and em…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349118826 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349118825 |
| Author: | Will Hutton |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2009 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 32mm |
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** ‘Pertinent and provocative
** ‘Hutton’s most provocatively enjoyable work to date - Martin Vander Weyer, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
** ‘A typically contrarian verdict on the tiger economy of the middle kingdom - Robert McCrum, OBSERVER Books to Watch in 2007** ‘Pertinent and provocative - HERALD** ‘A very informative, wide-ranging and readable study of the threat that China poses to itself and to the rest of the world - IRISH TIMESAbout The Author
Will Hutton
Will Hutton is chief executive of the Work Foundation and columnist for the OBSERVER, where he was editor, then editor-in-chief for four years.
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