Books by Yasheng Huang
“It’s by Yasheng Huang. He’s written a lot of books since then but this one really stuck in my mind. He perhaps over-celebrates the developments of the 1980s and the blossoming of the town and village enterprises—in a Gandhian rural revolution sense. But he does point out a lot of things that other people haven’t noticed: like the fact that that since the tightening of central government control in the early 1990s, after Tiananmen, the improvements in health and welfare actually went backwards, not forwards.” Read more...
Books to Change the Way You Think About China
Anne Stevenson-Yang, Entrepreneurs & Business People
Interviews where books by Yasheng Huang were recommended
Books to Change the Way You Think About China, recommended by Anne Stevenson-Yang
It’s important to understand what goes on beneath the surface in China, and how people feel and react, says Anne Stevenson-Yang, who spent many decades living and working there. She recommends books to better understand the country, from its imperial history to the economic take-off of the last four decades.
The best books on China, recommended by Evan Osnos
Travelling to China? What are the best books to read to get a more in-depth understanding of this complex country? Longtime Beijing resident and New Yorker writer Evan Osnos picks some of his favourites.
The best books on The Chinese Economy, recommended by Victor Shih
Victor Shih’s selection highlights rising inequality, economic irregularity and political heavy-handedness at the heart of modern China. As its economy blazes on, uncertain times may be looming
