Managed chaos the fragility of the Chinese miracle - Jha, Prem Shankar (SAGE, 2009)
At foot of title: Observer Research Foundation
Includes bibliographical references and index
This book considers the resounding events of Chinese politics and economy, delving into both elements: the economic narrative that China has sustained a near 10 per cent growth rate for 30 years and the political narrative that China is an increasingly fragile state, trapped in an incomplete transition from a totalitarian to a democratic market economy. The author consolidates this paradox by inferring that the cause behind both the growth and the political discontent is the politics of China