Stumbling Giant: The Threats to China's Future

Any consideration of recent discussion on the Chinese economy has attempted to foretell the near-certainty of the country's rise as a global superpower. Timothy Beardson seizes upon the counterargument to this premise by highlighting the inadequacy of policy responses. Beardson examines the country's demographic prospects, as well as the challenges brought on by the lack of an effective social welfare system and the impacts of a ravaged environment.

Yale University Press, 2013