S. Breslin 
China and the Global Political Economy 

China in the Global Political Economy considers one of the most pressing issues of the Twenty-First century: the relationship between domestic configurations of power and globalized production processes in shaping the process and implications of China’s re-engagement with the global economy.

Table of Content

Introduction: China – Yes, But… Studying China in an Era of Globalization The Transition from Socialism: An Embedded Socialist Compromise? Re-Engagement with the Global Economy Beyond Bilateralism: What the Statistics Don’t Tell Us Interpreting Chinese ‘Power’ in the Global Political Economy The Domestic Context: Stretching the Social Fabric? Conclusions

About the author

Shaun Breslin is Professor of Politics and International Studies and Director of the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the University of Warwick, UK. He is also Senior Scientist with GR:EEN and Associate Fellow at the Chatham House China Programme.