|  | Tselichtchev, Ivan
China Versus the West
The Global Power Shift of the 21st Century
 1. Auflage Februar 2012
25,90 Euro
2012. 256 Seiten, Hardcover
ISBN 978-0-470-82972-1 - John Wiley & Sons
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China Versus the West is an innovative book.
The author, a leading specialist on the international and Asian economy and business, presents the most comprehensive picture of the changing power balance between the emerging superpower China and the "old" developed economies of the West: mainly the US, Europe and Japan. The reader can clearly see in what areas and to what extent China has become the world leader, in what areas it is catching up and in what areas the West retains its superiority and has a chance to strengthen it further.
At the same time, I. Tselichtchev unveils a breath-taking story of the global economy and business in the brave new world which is non-"West-led" and where major growth dynamics are coming from large emerging economies. A radically changing economic environment requires new government policies and business strategies. The book contains many valuable suggestions and ideas. Using his own analytical framework, the author presents a set of options and alternatives for Western businesses in the wake of China's production and export offensive.
The book provides a uniquely sharp and thought-provoking analysis of the factors behind the global crisis of 2008-2009, largely different from what we see in other publications, and examines its implications for the global power balance. I. Tselichtchev vividly shows that it was not global, but Western crisis of a structural character which drastically changed the China-West power balance in the former's favor. He provides strong arguments showing that today's China is structurally and macro-economically stronger than most countries of the West. This leads him to rethinking the very essence of the Chinese model of capitalism and to its new definition. He expresses unconventional, sometimes controversial, but well-founded views about China's problems and weaknesses and the prospects for its political evolution.
The book ends with invaluable insights into China's unique role in the world economic history, the essence of the non-"West-led" multipolar world and the positions of its major players. Arguing that from now on no single country will be ever able to "rule the world", it shows new opportunities dynamic China is opening for the West.
Thoroughly analyzing and discussing a wide range of the key, often complicated issues which are now in the focus of the world's attention, the book remains very reader-friendly. It is written in the form of an unconstrained dialogue with the reader, containing a lot of the author's on-the-spot impressions, interesting facts, remarks and quotations.
China Versus the West is a must reading for everyone who wants to know more about the global developments, China and the West, and also, perhaps, to get valuable inputs and hints to find his or her own place in today's new world. It is highly recommended for policy-makers, business people, academics, analysts and journalists. It is a valuable source for professors and students of the universities and business schools.
Aus dem Inhalt
Foreword by Yang Yongxin xiii
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xxi
Introduction by Frank-Jürgen Richter xxv
Part One China as the World's Leading Producing, Exporting, and Financial Power: To What Extent, Where, and Why? 1
Chapter 1 GDP: Toward the U.S.-China Duopoly 3
Chapter 2 Manufacturing Output: China Is Already the Number One 7
Chapter 3 Merchandise Exports: From China's Lead to China's Dominance? 9
Chapter 4 Where China Is Leading and Where It Is Not 13
Chapter 5 Chinese Domestic Manufacturers versus Western Manufacturers 29
Chapter 6 A Big Battle for the Chinese Market 49
Chapter 7 Global Services Market: The West's Edge and China as Number Five 57
Chapter 8 Is China a New Financial Superpower? 65
Part Two The Global Downturn and Beyond: Western Capitalism and Chinese Capitalism 79
Chapter 9 The Global Crisis Was Not Really Global 81
Chapter 10 Western Crisis: Three Major Factors 85
Chapter 12 Is China Structurally Stronger Than the West? 113
Chapter 14 Global Rebalancing Will Not Be Easy 137
Part Three The China-West Economic Wars: And the Winner Is. . . . 151
Chapter 15 China's Choice Is to Further Expand Trade Surpluses and Keep the Yuan Weak 153
Chapter 17 A Fight for Natural Resources: China Sets New Rules of the Game 169
Chapter 18 Indigenous Innovation: Seeking to Command Advanced Technologies by All Means 177
Chapter 19 Company Acquisitions: Chinese Are More Active than Westerners 185
Conclusion: The West Needs a Cohesive China Policy and Unconventional Responses to China-Posed Challenges 191
Epilogue: China, the West, and the World 199
References 211
About the Author 221
Index 223
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