China's Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption book by Yuen Yuen Ang
By Yuen Yuen AngChina's Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption book by Yuen Yuen Ang
Why has China grown so fast for so long despite vast corruption? In China's Gilded Age, Yuen Yuen Ang argues that not all types of corruption hurt growth, nor do they cause the same kind of harm. Ang unbundles corruption into four petty theft, grand theft, speed money, and access money. While the first three types impede growth, access money - elite exchanges of power and profit - cuts both it stimulates investment and growth but produces serious risks for the economy and political system.
Since market opening, corruption in China has evolved toward access money. Using a range of data sources, the author explains the evolution of Chinese corruption, how it differs from the West and other developing countries, and how Xi's anti-corruption campaign could affect growth and governance.
In this formidable yet accessible book, Ang challenges one-dimensional measures of corruption. By unbundling the problem and adopting a comparative-historical lens, she reveals that the rise of capitalism was not accompanied by the eradication of corruption, but rather by its evolution from thuggery and theft to access money.
In doing so, she changes the way we think about corruption and capitalism, not only in China but around the world.
Book details
- Paperback
- 275 pages
- English
- 1108478603
- 9781108478601
About Yuen Yuen Ang
yuen yuen ang is an andrew carnegie fellow and the inaugural recipient of the theda skocpol prize for emerging scholar, awarded by the american political s Read More about Yuen Yuen Ang
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