Understanding China

Yanan Ju lived in China for 40 years and is currently Professor in the Communication Department at Central Connecticut State University. He has authored many books, including Organizational Teamwork in High-Speed Management (with Donald P. Cushman) and The Great Wall in Ruins: Communication and Cultural Change in China (with Godwin C. Chu), both published by SUNY Press.

• Preface 1.  Beijing: The Year 2000 2.  The Emergence of the Fourth Power 3.  A Common Cultural/Business Framework: The Key to Understanding Doing Business in China 4.  Democracy or Benevolent Authoritarianism? 5.  Can an Economically Booming China Survive a Systematically and Morally Corrupt China? 6.  Education Holds China's Future 7.  The Chinese Family: The Most Sustainable Resource of the Fourth Power Appendices I.  Administrative Divisions of the People's Republic of ChinaII.  Main Social and Economic Indicators of the People's Republic of ChinaIII.  Main Social and Economic Indicators of TaiwanIV.  Main Social and Economic Indicators of Hong KongV.  China's Lunar-Calendar-Based Traditional Festivals and Solar-Calendar-Based HolidaysVI.  Table of Chinese DynastiesNotes Index

"Fascinating! The author has a unique perspective and is able to bring special insights to bear on an enormously complex topic. His conclusions and recommendations may be controversial; not everyone will agree. But everyone seriously interested in the future of China will want to read and consider his position." — Randall Harrison, University of California"A very interesting book which merits publication because it's so different in the perspectives it provides, enriching understanding of the range of nuances to Chinese society. I particularly enjoyed chapter 3—which would be very useful to businesses hoping to find markets in China." — Duane Varan, University of Hawaii