Review "A major contribution. . . . A lucidly written and well- presented study of the relatively unexplored subject of business elites." -- Ray Yep, China Information "Pearson's study makes an important contribution to our understanding of a key, and growing, segment of Chinese society. Her arguments, moreover, are solidly grounded in both historical and comparative contexts. ...(展开全部)

Review "A major contribution. . . . A lucidly written and well- presented study of the relatively unexplored subject of business elites." -- Ray Yep, China Information "Pearson's study makes an important contribution to our understanding of a key, and growing, segment of Chinese society. Her arguments, moreover, are solidly grounded in both historical and comparative contexts. ...(展开全部)

From the author of Day of Reckoning, the acclaimed critique of Ronald Reagan’s economic policy (“Every citizen should read it,” said The New York Times): a persuasive, wide-ranging argument that broadly distributed economic growth provides benefits far beyond the material, creating and strengthening democratic institutions, establishing political stability, fostering tolerance,...(展开全部)

From the author of Day of Reckoning , the acclaimed critique of Ronald Reagan’s economic policy (“Every citizen should read it,” said The New York Times ): a persuasive, wide-ranging argument that economic growth provides far more than material benefits. In clear-cut prose, Benjamin M. Friedman examines the political and social histories of the large Western democracies–par...(展开全部)

China's One Child Policy and its rigorous national focus on educational testing are well known. But what happens to those "lucky" few at the very top of the pyramid: elite university students in China who grew up under the One Child Policy and now attend the nation's most prestigious universities? How do they feel about having made it to the top of an extremely competitive educ...(展开全部)

China's One Child Policy and its rigorous national focus on educational testing are well known. But what happens to those "lucky" few at the very top of the pyramid: elite university students in China who grew up under the One Child Policy and now attend the nation's most prestigious universities? How do they feel about having made it to the top of an extremely competitive educ...(展开全部)

Susanne Bregnbæk is Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen.

An engaging look at the drivers of China's impressive development and rise as a potential economic superpower Explains China's unique position as both a transition and a developing economy Highlights the importance of entrepreneurship and the development of the private sector and shows that the structure of the economy is as important as the standard growth factors Examines Chi...(展开全部)