How China's leaders think
Subtitle: the inside story of China's reform and what this means for the future
By: Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 546
ISBN-13: 9780470824450
Other titles: Inside story of China's reform and what this means for the future
Description: "How China's Leaders Think focuses on the forces shaping New China - the leaders and their philosophies; the government and its policies; and a nation of some 1.3 billion eagerly embracing change. With unique access to Communist Party officials and material, author Robert Lawrence Kuhn interviews over 100 of China's leaders to learn first hand their objectives and strategies. He stresses President Hu Jintao's principles and programs, and looks to the next generation of China's leaders. What are China's future leaders doing today? What's their way of thinking about democracy, political reform and China's place in the new world order?" "Kuhn speaks with China's leaders in private companies, state-owned enterprises, banking, foreign affairs, military; agriculture, healthcare, religion, media, internet, film, literature, ideology and more to create an extraordinary portrait of China today. These in-depth, candid discussions invite readers to question the relevance of the so-called "China threat" and to consider the validity of an emerging "China model." In confronting leaders on China's problems, such as economic imbalances, pollution, corruption, human rights, media censorship, religious tension, and ethnic conflicts, to name a few, Kuhn finds frank acknowledgement of the long road China must still travel in order to realize President Hu's vision of a Harmonious Society." "The best way to know China - the best way to do business with China - is to know what motivates China's leaders and what drives their policies. How China's Leaders Think opens that door to deeper understanding. Quite literally, it is an invaluable portrayal of how China's leaders really think. Readers will not get closer to China's leaders than this."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Guiding principles; title: Pride; title: Stability; title: Responsibility; title: Vision; title: Part II: Thinking reform; title: Subjugation, Humiliation, Oppression; title: Reform's Epic Struggle; title: Tiananmen and Thereafter; title: What's a "Socialist Market Economy?"; title: How Communism Adopted Capital and Ownership; title: The Hidden Power of Jiang Zemin's "Three Represents"; title: The Driving Relevance of Hu Jintao's "Scientific Perspective on Development"; title: Snapshots of Economic Reform; title: The Countryside is Core; title: Rebalancing Imbalances; title: How Reform Permeates All Society; title: Here Come the Lawyers; title: Facing Up to Corruption; title: Values and the New Social Contract; title: Part III: Doing reform; title: Provincial Pictures of Reform; title: Regional Dragonheads: Pudong (Shanghai) and Binhai (Tianjin); title: What to Do with State-Owned Enterprises?; title: The Private Business Revolution; title: Banking Reform: The Largest Assets and Greatest Risks; title: Reforming Science & Technology with Sparks & Torches; title: Education: When Reform and Tradition Clash; title: Healthcare and Medical Reform: One Doctor's Story; title: Media and Publishing Reform: Hidden in Plain Sight; title: How Telecommunications and the Internet Changed China; title: Diversity of Culture; Question of Censorship; title: How China's Leaders Love Film; title: Why Religion Became Important; title: Foreign Policy Breaks Free; title: What does Military Reform Mean?; title: Telling China's Story to the World; title: Part IV: Reform's future; title: China's Future Senior Leaders; title: China's New Kind of Leaders; title: China's Economic Future: How Far Can It Go?; title: Guangdong Visions; title: China's Political Future: Is Reform Real?; title: China Threat or China Model?; title: China Reflections and Visions.