One China Many Paths PA

The worldrs"slargest country is now a constant topic of fascination or fear in theWest, producing an ever increasing literature of scholarship, reportageand tourism. In this volume, the differing voices and views of leadingChinese thinkers can for the first time be heard in Englishtranslation, debating the future of their society and its place in theworld. One China, Many Paths offers a vibrant panorama of thecontemporary intellectual scene in the Peoplers"s Republic. Itscontributors include economists and historians, philosophers andsociologists, writers and literary critics, across the generations. Among the topics debated in these pages are the future of Chinars"sgrowth model; the deepening crisis on the land; the countryrs"s emergingclass structure, and the fate of its workers; its commercial and highculture, and the interactions between them; the role of socialmovements and the aftermath of the late eighties; the prospects of ademocratic constitution and the direction of Chinars"s foreign policy.This collection gives a unique window onto the variety and vigor ofopinions about public affairs expressed in China today. Contributions by He Qinglian, Wang Hui, Chen Pingyuan, Qin Hui, Hu Angang, Gan Yang, Wang Xiaoming, Gian Liqun, and others.

Chaohua Wang is an essayist. She received her PhD in Chinese literature and civilization from the University of California, Los Angeles and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica (Taipei).