The New China Playbook

Beyond Socialism and Capitalism

De: Keyu Jin

Narrado por: Jenapher Zheng

“Keyu Jin is a brilliant thinker.” —Tony Blair, former prime minster of the United Kingdom

A myth-dispelling, comprehensive guide to the Chinese economy and its path to ascendancy.

China's economy has been booming for decades now. A formidable and emerging power on the world stage, the China that most Americans picture is only a rough sketch, based on American news coverage, policy, and ways of understanding.

Enter Keyu Jin: a world-renowned economist who was born in China, educated in the U.S., and is now a tenured professor at the London School of Economics. A person fluent in both Eastern and Western cultures, and a voice of the new generation of Chinese who represent a radical break from the past, Jin is uniquely poised to explain how China became the most successful economic story of our time, as it has shifted from primarily state-owned enterprise to an economy that is thriving in entrepreneurship, and participation in the global economy.

China’s economic realm is colorful and lively, filled with paradoxes and conundrums, and Jin believes that by understanding the Chinese model, the people, the culture and history in its true perspective, one can reconcile what may appear to be contradictions to the Western eye.

What follows is an illuminating account of a burgeoning world power, its past, and its potential future.


* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF of charts, graphs, and other key visual aids from the book.

Balanced geoeconomical and insightful view on China and how it relates to the world and vice versa. Good review and educational.

Indepth analysis with applicable real world stories. While China's success story is unique, I wish it could cover and discuss a bit more (maybe predict) what future impact the current political system can have to its financial stability and trust in the world.

flat intonation

Fascinating content but flat intonation makes listening unpleasant. Despite this, I still recommend the title.

Great Book

Very informative. It presents the China story from a different perspective. It gives a very good analysis of the economic rise of China with an objective view that is difficult to gain from western media. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand China politically, socially and economically.

Good analysis

Very balanced view of the Chinese success and vulnerability. A very not antagonistic approach unlike the mainstream media

Nuanced and insightful

Nuanced, unbiased and presents her arguments and insights coherently. Recommend for everyone from policy makers to laymen

Understanding

Very good insight on the inner workings of China’s economy. Must read for many Americans.

Interesting nuance on economic details

The book had a few interesting perspectives about what drives the Chinese economy with regard to debt, financial markets, and government intervention.

Ok book on China

This was a decent book on understanding some differences between China's economy and that of the West. I thought the sections on the one child policy effects and the debt based vs equity based economies were interesting and gave a new perspective. However this books goes too easy on China and doesn't really address the elephants in the room with censorship and strict government controls.

The author said that a lot of international students return to China and do not stay in the US - this is because it is extremely hard to stay in the US and not because they want to return to China. The book also claims people can go after the government and win in court and social media which is very far from the truth. China has many pros like safety but during my time in China the constant surveillance and fear of saying the wrong thing about the CCP is very apparent. There is a reason why most people would rather live in the US vs China.

If you are looking for a book that provides insight into the China economy this is worth the listen but take it with a grain of salt. For a look into the CCP and the untalked about part of China control I would recommend the audiobook "Party of One"

Very informative analysis

Her vision for the world is idealistic and it’s a spin of the wheel if China will evolve in the fashion she envisions. While she is a very good analyst and very informative she sometimes seems to want two things at the same time.

Common Sense Optimism

It is refreshing to read a book that just makes sense -- cutting through the ideological propaganda that pervades the "free world" discourse about rival superpowers.