China's Development and Harmonization: Towards a Balance with Nature, Society and the International Community (Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415665671 ISBN 13: 9780415665674

Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

The concept of ‘harmonization’ has become very popular in China, with the Chinese government increasingly applying the term ‘harmonious society’ to internal affairs and the term ‘harmonious world’ to international relationships. Harmonization as both an end and a means of China’s development is deeply rooted in China’s cultural tradition, which emphasizes moderation, balance and harmony between human beings and nature, between different social groups, and between the Chinese and other nationalities. This book examines the experience of enacting the concept of harmonization in China in recent years. It explores this in terms of developments within Chinese society, economic developments and changes in business practices, environmental challenges and coping strategies, and changing patterns of international relations. Throughout, it discusses the gaps between rhetoric and reality, policy and practice.

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About the Author

Bin Wu is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham

Shujie Yao is Professor and Head of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham

Jian Chen is a Lecturer in the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415665671
• ISBN 13: 9780415665674
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Wu Bin, Yao Shujie, Chen Jian