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The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World-economy
Minqi Li
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Paperback. Examines the prospects for the world economic order as China rises to superpower status. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; KCP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
China's increasing power in the global economy is destabilizing the established system. This book analyses the possible historical trajectories of China and the capitalist world-economy in the twenty-first century.
Minqi Li examines the future global prospects from the perspectives of Marxism, world-system theories, and ecological limits to growth. He argues that China is likely to exacerbate many of the major contradictions of world capitalism, which could lead to the demise of the existing world-system.
This is an essential text for students of political economy, economics and global politics.
China's increasing power in the global economy is destabilizing the established system. This book analyses the possible historical trajectories of China and the capitalist world-economy in the twenty-first century.
Minqi Li examines the future global prospects from the perspectives of Marxism, world-system theories, and ecological limits to growth. He argues that China is likely to exacerbate many of the major contradictions of world capitalism, which could lead to the demise of the existing world-system.
This is an essential text for students of political economy, economics and global politics.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745327723
SKU
V9780745327723
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About Minqi Li
Minqi Li is Professor in the Economics Department at University of Utah, and has previously taught political science at York University, Canada. He is author of The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World-Economy (Pluto, 2008) and China and the 21st Century Crisis (Pluto, 2015). He turned from an advocate of free market principles into a Marxist ... Read more
Reviews for The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World-economy
'Places the 'rise of China' from the Mao era to today in the context of the history of the entire world-system - a persuasive case'
Immanuel Wallerstein 'A thought-provoking account of human economic and social evolution'
David M. Kotz, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Immanuel Wallerstein 'A thought-provoking account of human economic and social evolution'
David M. Kotz, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst