Culture, Economic Growth, and Interstate Power Shift

Steve Chan is College Professor of Distinction (Emeritus) at University of Colorado, Boulder. He has published twenty-two books and about one hundred and ninety articles and chapters. He has recently authored Rumbles of Thunder (2023), Thucydides's Trap? (2020), and Trust and Mistrust in Sino-American Relations (2017); and co-authored Contesting Revisionism (2021).

• 1. Introduction; 2. The Origins of culture and its effects on economic development and political order. 3. The struggle between materialist and postmaterialist and China's economic growth in historical and comparative context; 4. Economic growth, interstate primacy, and domestic tradeoffs; 5. Innovation, leading sectors, and international competitiveness; Conclusion; References; Index.

'In Culture, Economic Growth, and Interstate Power Shift, Chan revisits some of the old themes but produces a refreshingly innovative book. The book brings culture back into the debate over China's growth trajectory. While the literature looks at U.S.-China competition in dyadic terms, Chan's comparative analysis shows how they each organize their domestic political economy matters, particularly warning against overreach in defense budget while underscoring the importance of technological innovation.' Yong Deng, Professor of Political Science, U.S. Naval Academy, and author of China's Strategic Opportunity: Change and Revisionism in Chinese Foreign Policy (2022)