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This overview of Chinese politics, economy, and society by a leading international scholar provides a thoughtful analysis of today's China. Stimulating and witty, the book offers a deeply informed assessment of China's past attempts to reform and modernize, its current challenges, and its future direction. Francois Godement weighs the nexus between politics and the increasing privileges of the CCP elites on the one hand with the emergence of China Inc. and the difficulties of political reform on the other hand. As a result, this book offers vivid insight into the trenches of Chinese politics, including dramatic corruption cases, behind-the-scenes decision-making processes, elite and intellectual thinking about the regime-its necessary reforms as well as its foreign policy. It will be of interest not only to academics and students but also to general readers interested in the Chinese political scene beyond the headlines.
