The Power Of Ideas: The Rising Influence Of Thinkers And Think Tanks In China
Download The Power Of Ideas: The Rising Influence Of Thinkers And Think Tanks In China by Cheng Li (Author, Contributor) China's momentous socioeconomic transformation is not taking place in an intellectual vacuum: Chinese scholars and public intellectuals are actively engaged in fervent discussions about the country's domestic and foreign policies, demographic constraints, and ever-growing integration into the world community. This book focuses on China's major think tanks where policies are initiated, and on a few prominent thinkers who influence the way in which elites and the general public understand and deal with the various issues confronting the country.The book examines a number of factors contributing to the rapid rise of Chinese think tanks in the reform era. These include the leadership's call for 'scientific decision-making,' the need for specialized expertise in economy and finance as China becomes an economic power...