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With China’s rapid growth over the past several decades, the detrimental effects of industrial growth on the environment have become ever more apparent. In this collection of articles from some of China’s most distinguished political scientist, economist, and environmentalist, we find the emerging debate on environmentalism unfolding as Chinese try to find their own way. At the core of these concerns is a debate on balancing the needs of economic development with responsibilities to the planet, and the degree to which that responsibility applies to China as a developing country. These articles seek to illustrate broader principles for environmental policies and international support, as well as more specific projects in China that have been tested and those that have failed.

China -- Environmental conditions. --- Environmental degradation -- China -- History. --- Human ecology -- China -- History. --- Human geography -- China -- History. --- Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- China -- History. --- Sustainable development --- Environmental policy --- Environmental protection --- Business & Economics --- Economic History --- E-books --- S20/0500 --- China: Agriculture forestry, fishery, natural disasters--Environmental policy, pollution

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S04/0921 --- S05/0220 --- CN / China - Chine --- 323.0 --- China: History--PRC: 1966 - 1976 --- China: Biographies and memoirs--20th century: collective biographies --- Binnenlandse politiek: algemeenheden. --- Binnenlandse politiek: algemeenheden --- CHINE --- HISTOIRE --- 1949-1976

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Economic modernity is so closely associated with nationhood that it is impossible to imagine a modern state without an equally modern economy. Even so, most people would have difficulty defining a modern economy and its connection to nationhood. In Saving the Nation, Margherita Zanasi explores this connection by examining the first nation-building attempt in China after the fall of the empire in 1911. Challenging the assumption that nations are products of technological and socioeconomic forces, Zanasi argues that it was notions of what constituted a modern nation that led the Nationalist nation-builders to shape China's institutions and economy. In their reform effort, they confronted several questions: What characterized a modern economy? What role would a modern economy play in the overall nation-building effort? And how could China pursue economic modernization while maintaining its distinctive identity? Zanasi expertly shows how these questions were negotiated and contested within the Nationalist Party. Silenced in the Mao years, these dilemmas are reemerging today as a new leadership once again redefines the economic foundation of the nation.

China -- Economic conditions -- 1912-1949. --- China - Economic conditions - 1912-1949. --- China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949. --- China - History - Republic, 1912-1949. --- China - Rural conditions. --- China -- Rural conditions. --- Economic History --- Business & Economics --- China --- Economic conditions --- History --- Rural conditions. --- E-books --- HISTORY / General. --- economy, money, finance, wealth, china, chinese, modern, contemporary, republican, politics, political, government, national, nation, nationhood, era, time period, history, historical, empire, 1911, 20th century, technology, technological, socioeconomic, society, nationalist, identity, reform, eastern, east, asia, minzu, industrial, industry, development, rural, council, commission, corporate, bureaucracy, capitalism, bureaucratic, nationalism.

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From the Sino-Japanese War to the Communist Revolution, the onrushing narrative of modern China can drown out the stories of the people who lived it. Yet a remarkable cache of letters from one of China's most prominent and influential families, the Lius of Shanghai, sheds new light on this tumultuous era. Sherman Cochran and Andrew Hsieh take us inside the Lius' world to explore how the family laid the foundation for a business dynasty before the war and then confronted the challenges of war, civil unrest, and social upheaval. Cochran and Hsieh gained access to a rare collection containing a lifetime of letters exchanged by the patriarch, Liu Hongsheng, his wife, Ye Suzhen, and their twelve children. Their correspondence offers a fascinating look at how a powerful family navigated the treacherous politics of the period. They discuss sensitive issues-should the family collaborate with the Japanese occupiers? should it flee after the communist takeover?-as well as intimate domestic matters like marital infidelity. They also describe the agonies of wartime separation, protracted battles for control of the family firm, and the parents' struggle to maintain authority in the face of swiftly changing values. Through it all, the distinctive voices of the Lius shine through. Cochran and Hsieh's engaging prose reveals how each member of the family felt the ties that bound them together. More than simply a portrait of a memorable family, The Lius of Shanghai tells the saga of modern China from the inside out.

Family-owned business enterprises -- China -- History -- 20th century. --- Liu family. --- Family-owned business enterprises --- Management --- Business & Economics --- Management Styles & Communication --- History --- Business enterprises, Family-owned --- Family business --- Family businesses --- Family enterprises --- Family firms --- Business enterprises --- E-books --- S05/0220 --- China: Biographies and memoirs--20th century: collective biographies

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Every year over 200 million peasants flock to China's urban centers, providing a profusion of cheap labor that helps fuel the country's staggering economic growth. Award-winning journalist Michelle Dammon Loyalka follows the trials and triumphs of eight such migrants-including a vegetable vendor, an itinerant knife sharpener, a free-spirited recycler, and a cash-strapped mother-offering an inside look at the pain, self-sacrifice, and uncertainty underlying China's dramatic national transformation. At the heart of the book lies each person's ability to "eat bitterness"-a term that roughly means to endure hardships, overcome difficulties, and forge ahead. These stories illustrate why China continues to advance, even as the rest of the world remains embroiled in financial turmoil. At the same time, Eating Bitterness demonstrates how dealing with the issues facing this class of people constitutes China's most pressing domestic challenge.

China -- Social conditions -- 1976-2000. --- China -- Social conditions -- 2000-. --- Migration, Internal -- China -- History. --- Rural-urban migration -- China -- History. --- Rural-urban migration --- Migration, Internal --- Business & Economics --- Demography --- History --- History. --- China --- Social conditions --- Internal migration --- Mobility --- Cities and towns, Movement to --- Country-city migration --- Migration, Rural-urban --- Rural exodus --- Population geography --- Internal migrants --- Rural-urban relations --- Urbanization --- E-books --- asian studies. --- china. --- chinese culture and traditions. --- chinese culture. --- chinese economy. --- chinese family life. --- chinese labor. --- chinese oppression. --- chinese philosophers. --- chinese politics. --- chinese tradition. --- confucianism. --- history. --- how to create national change. --- how to endure hardships. --- labor laws. --- learning about chinese history. --- leisure reads. --- national transformation. --- overcome difficulties. --- problems in china. --- production in china. --- urban centers in china. --- vacation reads. --- whats it like to live in china.