Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/T8iWX2 Beyond the Middle Kingdom Comparative Perspectives on China’s Capitalist Transformation By: Scott Kennedy Publisher: Stanford University Press Print ISBN: 9780804769570, 0804769575 eText ISBN: 9780804777674, 0804777675 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2011 Format: EPUB Available from $ 24.00 USD SKU 9780804777674 This book breaks new ground by systematically examining China's capitalist transformation through several comparative lenses. The great majority of research on China to date has consisted of single-country studies. This is the result of the methodological demands of studying China and a sense of the country's distinctiveness due to its grand size and long history. The moniker Middle Kingdom, a direct translation of the Chinese-language word for China, is one of the most prominent symbols of the country's supposed uniqueness. Composed of contributions from leading specialists on China's political economy, this volume demonstrates the benefits of systematically comparing China with other countries, including France, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, India, Brazil, and South Africa. Doing so puts the People's Republic in a light not available through other approaches, and it provides a chance to consider political theories by including an important case too often left out of studies. Additional ISBNs 9780804769587, 0804769583