What the U.S. Can Learn From China
Ann Lee provides an unvarnished assessment of China's political economy and governance structure, analyzing the sources of China's success and identifying lessons that can be applied by other governments regardless of ideology. As a Chinese-American who emigrated to the U.S. from Hong Kong at the age of seven, Lee is uniquely situated to help Americans understand how China sees its own society and how to adapt some Chinese practices to benefit the U. S. For example, the Chinese economy is designed to make the kind of unproductive and unrestrained financial speculation that has devastated much of the West impossible. Aspiring Chinese politicians have to pass tests to prove their competency to govern. The Chinese homicide rate is a fifth of what it is in the U.S. While not blind to China's shortcomings, Lee argues that rather than demonizing China, a more productive use of time and resources is to learn from this rising power in order to maximize the talent of millions of people.
Mainstream media and the U.S. government regularly target China as a threat. Rather than viewing China s power, influence, and contributions to the global economy in a negative light, Ann Lee asks, What can America learn from its competition?
Why did China recover so quickly after the global economic meltdown? What accounts for China s extraordinary growth, despite one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world? How does the Chinese political system avoid partisan rancor but achieve genuine public accountability? From education to governance to foreign aid, Lee details the policies and practices thathave made China a global power and then isolates the ways the United States can use China s enduring principles to foster much-needed change at home.
This is no whitewash. Lee is fully aware of China s shortcomings, particularly in the area of human rights. She has relatives who suffered during the Cultural Revolution. But by overemphasizing our differences with China, the United States stands to miss a vital opportunity. Filled with sharp insights and thorough research, What the U.S. Can Learn from China is Lee s rallying cry for a new approach at a time when learning from one another is the key to surviving and thriving.
Preface
Introduction: A New Year s Resolution
1. The China Miracle
2. Confucian Philosophy
3. Meritocracy
4. Five-Year Plans
5. Special Economic Zones
6. Real Economy First
7. Soft Power
8. Co-creating a Better World
Epilogue: What China Can Learn from America
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author
- Autor: Ann Lee
- 2012, 288 Seiten, Maße: 16,1 x 23,4 cm, Englisch
- Verlag: McGraw-Hill Professional
- ISBN-10: 1609941241
- ISBN-13: 9781609941246
"Ann Lee shows us how the United States can also learn much from the country that will soon have the world's largest economy. Professor Lee foresaw the 'Great Recession' two years before it happened; we should all listen to her now as she describes how China and the United States can work together to shape a safer and more prosperous world."--Charlie Kolb, President, Committee for Economic Development, and former Deputy Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Education "The author makes sensible points about all the topics covered and has interesting points of view about so many issues. A wide-sweeping book that makes engaging reading."--William Lewis, Founding Director, McKinsey Global Institute "A refreshing departure from the unilateral perspective hobbling geopolitical debate. Even those who see major flaws in China's system will find themselves agreeing with many of Ann Lee's provocative prescriptions."--Jos
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