China's Rise in the Age of Globalization Myth or Reality?

This book deconstructs a series of myths surrounding China’s economic rise. The first myth is that globalization led directly to China’s rise; the second is that China is another East Asian developmental state; the third that China’s market reform had bee

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CHINA’S RISE IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION Myth or Reality? Jianyong Yue

Palgrave Studies in Economic History

Series editor Kent Deng London School of Economics London, UK

Palgrave Studies in Economic History is designed to illuminate and enrich our understanding of economies and economic phenomena of the past. The series covers a vast range of topics including financial history, labour history, development economics, commercialisation, urbanisation, industrialisation, modernisation, globalisation, and changes in world economic orders. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/series/14632

Jianyong Yue

China’s Rise in the Age of Globalization Myth or Reality?

Jianyong Yue London School of Economics and Political Science London, UK

Palgrave Studies in Economic History ISBN 978-3-319-63996-3    ISBN 978-3-319-63997-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63997-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017964225 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Best View Stock / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Acknowledgments

This book is developed on the basis of a Ph.D. thesis completed during my studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). It is the result of a decade-long observation and intellectual thinking about the interactive relationship between China’s domestic politics and international politics. My own experience as a manager in Chinese and Western firms and as a journalist and political economy analyst in domestic media provided me with a unique “insider advantage” in assessing the