Routledge The Rise of China and the Capitalist World Order (New Regionalisms Series)

China's rise within global society and politics has brought it into the spotlight - for social scientists, the country's long and dramatic transformations in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries make it an ideal case study for research on political and economic development and social changes. China's size, integration and dynamism are impacting on the functioning of the capitalist world system. This book offers a non-conventional analysis of the possible outcomes from China's transformation and provides a dialectical understanding of the complexities and underlying dynamics brought about by the rise of modern-day China. The theoretical and methodological approaches will prove useful for students and researchers of development studies and international relations. Review 'This book is a wake-up call for the West. That China is big is no news, nor that its entry in the world center is irreversible. That the Capitalist World Order will never be the same with China combining capitalism and socialism, market and state, with a basic concern for lifting people out of misery - often left there by Western practices - is new. Read and be wiser.' Johan Galtung, dr hc mult, Founder TRANSCEND: A peace development environment network About the Author Li Xing is Associate Professor and Senior Researcher at Aalborg University, Denmark