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PublisherCarnegie Endowment for International Peace

ISBN-100870034073

ISBN-139780870034077

eBay Product ID (ePID)160121607

Product Key Features

Number of Pages172 Pages

Publication NameAvoiding the Fall : China's Economic Restructuring

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

SubjectInternational Relations / Trade & Tariffs, Economic Conditions, Economics / General, International / General, Public Policy / Economic Policy

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics

AuthorMichael Pettis

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight11 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2013-009506

Reviews"A fascinating and provocative read for anyone interested in China's economy." --J.C. de Swaan, Lecturer in Economics, Princeton University, and Principal, Cornwall Capital, "Can China make it past the middle-income trap? Having lived and taught in Beijing for more than a decade, Pettis is uniquely qualified to address this and many other key issues. Don't miss this book." --Arminio Fraga Neto, Former President, Central Bank of Brazil, "Insightful and compellingly argued, this well-timed book is a valuable key to understanding why the engine that propelled China's thirty-year ascent is now threatened with power failure." --Guy de Jonquières, Senior Fellow, European Centre for International Political Economy

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal330.951

SynopsisThe days of rapid economic growth in China are over. Mounting debt and rising internal distortions mean that rebalancing is inevitable. Beijing has no choice but to take significant steps to restructure its economy. The only question is how to proceed.Michael Pettis debunks the lingering bullish expectations for China's economic rise and details Beijing's options. The urgent task of shifting toward greater domestic consumption will come with political costs, but Beijing must increase household income and reduce its reliance on investment to avoid a fall., The days of rapid economic growth in China are over. Mounting debt and rising internal distortions mean that rebalancing is inevitable. Beijing has no choice but to take significant steps to restructure its economy. The only question is how to proceed. Michael Pettis debunks the lingering bullish expectations for China's economic rise and details Beijing's options. The urgent task of shifting toward greater domestic consumption will come with political costs, but Beijing must increase household income and reduce its reliance on investment to avoid a fall.

LC Classification NumberHC427.95.P48 2013