{"product_id":"9781780279633-vampire-state","title":"Vampire State","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Ian Williams tells the terrifying story of China’s vampire economy and the single-minded and ruthless policy of the Party to bend economics and business to its own will. All this is part of realising President Xi Jinping’s ambition of China becoming the world’s pre-eminent economic, technological and military power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThis is the terrifying story of China’s vampire economy.\u003cp\u003eState capitalism. Socialism with Chinese characteristics. A socialist market economy. There have been numerous descriptions of the Chinese economy. However, none seems to capture the predatory, at times surreal, nature of the economy of the world’s most populous nation – nor the often bruising and mind-bending experience of doing business with the Middle Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRules and agreements mean little. Markets are distorted, statistics fabricated, foreign industrial secrets and technology systematically stolen. Companies and entrepreneurs, at home and abroad, are bullied – often with the collusion of the victims themselves. The Party is in every boardroom and lab, with businesses thriving or dying at its will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll this is part of realising President Xi Jinping’s ambition of China becoming the world’s pre-eminent economic, technological and military power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times'\u003c\/em\u003e Best New Books on Economics in 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55943867924854,"sku":"9781780279633","price":11.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35454392_b6c894d8-2807-4a93-b963-7d5b840fbda8.jpg?v=1753311114","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781780279633-vampire-state","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}