Pollard Memorial Library (Lowell)

By all means necessary, how China's resource quest is changing the world, by Elizabeth C. Economy and Michael Levi

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-258) and index

maps

index present

non fiction

By all means necessary

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by Elizabeth C. Economy and Michael Levi

how China's resource quest is changing the world

"In the past thirty years, China has transformed from an impoverished country where peasants comprised the largest portion of the populace, to an economic power with an expanding middle class and more megacities than anywhere else on earth. Like every other major power in modern history, China is looking outward to find the massive quantities of resources needed to maintain its economic expansion; it is now engaged in a far flung quest around the world for fuel, ores, water, and land for farming. Chinese traders and investors buy commodities, with consequences for economies, people, and the environment around the world. Meanwhile the Chinese military aspires to secures sea lanes, and Chinese diplomats struggle to protect the country's interests abroad. In By All Means Necessary, Elizabeth Economy and Michael Levi explore the unrivaled expansion of the Chinese economy and what has been required to sustain this meteoric growth. Clear, authoritative, and provocative, By All Means Necessary is a sweeping account of where China's pursuit of raw materials may take the country in the coming years and what the consequences will be -- not just for China, but for the whole world"--, Provided by publisher

From Tribute to Treaty Port to Global Trade -- China Emerges -- China Goes Out -- China Arrives -- Growing Good Governance -- Beyond the Developing World -- Security and Politics in China's Backyard -- Security and Politics Abroad -- Resource Strategy in a Changing World