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China Shakes The World: The Rise of a Hungry Nation
James Kynge
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Description for China Shakes The World: The Rise of a Hungry Nation
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
The new China, the nation that in 25 years has changed beyond all recognition is becoming an industrial powerhouse for the world. James Kynge shows not only the extraordinary rise of the Chinese economy, but what the future holds as China begins to influence the world. On the eve of the British industrial revolution some 230 years ago, China accounted for one third of the global economy. In 1979, after 30 years of Communism, its economy contributed only two per cent to global GDP. Now it is back up to five per cent, and rising. Although China is already ... Read more
The new China, the nation that in 25 years has changed beyond all recognition is becoming an industrial powerhouse for the world. James Kynge shows not only the extraordinary rise of the Chinese economy, but what the future holds as China begins to influence the world. On the eve of the British industrial revolution some 230 years ago, China accounted for one third of the global economy. In 1979, after 30 years of Communism, its economy contributed only two per cent to global GDP. Now it is back up to five per cent, and rising. Although China is already ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753821558
SKU
KTG0013711
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About James Kynge
James Kynge has been a journalist in Asia for 19 years, covering many of the big events that have helped shape the region, including the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. For seven years he was China Bureau Chief of the Financial Times in Beijing. He speaks Mandarin fluently and has won a plethora of journalism awards. He graduated MA ... Read more
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