Fortifying China
Subtitle: the struggle to build a modern defense economy
By: Tai Ming Cheung.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780801446924
Subjects: Defense industries -- Technological innovations -- China; Military-industrial complex -- China; China -- Defenses -- Economic aspects; China -- Economic policy -- 1976-2000; China -- Economic policy -- 2001-
Description: "Fortifying China explores the titanic struggle to turn China into an aspiring world-class military technological power. The defense economy is leveraging the country's vibrant civilian economy and gaining access to foreign sources of technology and know-how. Drawing on extensive Chinese-language sources, Tai Ming Cheung explains that this transformation has two key dimensions. The defense economy is being reengineered to break down bureaucratic barriers and reduce the role of the state, fostering a more competitive and entrepreneurial culture to facilitate the rapid diffusion and absorption of technology and knowledge. At the same time, the civilian and defense economies are being integrated to form a dual-use technological and industrial base. In Cheung's view, the Chinese authorities believe this strategy will playa key role in supporting long-term defense modernization." "For China's neighbors and the United States, understanding China's technological, industrial, and military capabilities is critical to the formulation of economic and security policies. Fortifying China provides crucial insight into the impact of China's dual-use technology strategy. Cheung's "systems of innovation" framework considers the structure, dynamics, and performance of the defense economy from a systems-level perspective."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.