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- Blaming China: It Might Feel Good but It Won't Fix America's Economy
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
summary
American society is angrier, more fragmented, and more polarized than at any time since the Civil War. We harbor deep insecurities about our economic future, our place in the world, our response to terrorism, and our deeply dysfunctional government. Over the next several years, Benjamin Shobert says, these four insecurities will be perverted and projected onto China in an attempt to shift blame for errors entirely of our own making. These misdirections will be satisfying in the short term but will eventually destabilize the global world that businesses, consumers, and governments have taken for granted for the last forty years and will usher in an age of geopolitical uncertainty characterized by regional conflict and increasing economic dislocation.
Shobert, a senior associate at the National Bureau of Asian Research, explores how America’s attitudes toward China have changed and how our economic anxieties and political dysfunction have laid the foundation for turning our collective frustrations away from acknowledging the consequences of our own poor decisions. Shobert argues that unless we address these problems, a disastrous chapter in American life is right around the corner, one in which Americans will decide that conflict with China is the only sensible option. After framing how the American public thinks about China, Shobert offers two alternative paths forward. He proposes steps that businesses, governments, and individuals can take to potentially stop and reverse America’s path to a dystopian future.
Shobert, a senior associate at the National Bureau of Asian Research, explores how America’s attitudes toward China have changed and how our economic anxieties and political dysfunction have laid the foundation for turning our collective frustrations away from acknowledging the consequences of our own poor decisions. Shobert argues that unless we address these problems, a disastrous chapter in American life is right around the corner, one in which Americans will decide that conflict with China is the only sensible option. After framing how the American public thinks about China, Shobert offers two alternative paths forward. He proposes steps that businesses, governments, and individuals can take to potentially stop and reverse America’s path to a dystopian future.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- 2. The Dragon Slayer’s China
- pp. 13-30
- 3. The Panda Hugger’s China
- pp. 31-52
- 4. Colliding Worldviews
- pp. 53-76
- 5. America’s Economic Insecurity
- pp. 77-106
- 6. Insecurity over Our Place in the World
- pp. 107-130
- 7. The Amorphous Threat of Terrorism
- pp. 131-142
- 8. America’s Dysfunctional Political System
- pp. 143-158
- 9. When War Is a Rational Choice
- pp. 159-172
- 10. Two Paths Forward
- pp. 173-188
- Bibliography
- pp. 197-204
Additional Information
ISBN
9781640121218
Related ISBN(s)
9781612349954
MARC Record
OCLC
1043830844
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2018-07-23
Language
English
Open Access
No