Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface: Competing Chinese Conceptions of the PRC’s Possible Futures vii
4. Chapter 1. The Pitfalls of Rationalist Predictioneering 1
5. Chapter 2. Economic Growth: Marching into a Middle-Income Trap? 20
6. Chapter 3. The Leninist Political System Confronts a Pluralistic, Wealthy Society 68
7. Chapter 4. The New Frontier: Changing Communication Patterns and China’s Transformation into a “Network Society” 119
8. Chapter 5. China’s Rise: Irreversibly Reconfiguring International Relations? 155
9. Chapter 6. Competing with the West on the “Cultural Front” in International Relations 199
10. Chapter 7. Competing with the West on the “Cultural Front” in International Relations 239
11. Notes 257
12. Glossary of Chinese Terms 287
13. Bibliography 289
14. Index 313