{"product_id":"by-all-means-necessary-how-chinas-resource-quest-is-changing-the-world-hardcover","title":"By All Means Necessary: How China's Resource Quest Is Changing the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth C. Economy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Levi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. This remarkable transformation has required, and will continue to demand, massive quantities of resources. Like every other major power in modern history, China is looking outward to find them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBy All Means Necessary\u003c\/em\u003e, Elizabeth C. Economy and Michael Levi explore the unrivaled expansion of the Chinese economy and the global effects of its meteoric growth. China is now engaged in a far-flung quest, hunting around the world for fuel, ores, water, and land for farming, and deploying whatever it needs in the economic, political, and military spheres to secure the resources it requires. Chinese traders and investors buy commodities, with consequences for economies, people, and the environment around the world. Meanwhile the Chinese military aspires to secure sea lanes, and Chinese diplomats struggle to protect the country's interests abroad. And just as surely as China's pursuit of natural resources is changing the world--restructuring markets, pushing up commodity prices, transforming resource-rich economies through investment and trade--it is also changing China itself. As Chinese corporations increasingly venture abroad, they must navigate various political regimes, \u003cbr\u003eparticipate in international markets, and adopt foreign standards and practices, which can lead to wide-reaching social and political ramifications at home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClear, authoritative, and provocative, \u003cem\u003eBy All Means Necessary\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth C. Economy\u003c\/strong\u003e is the C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director of Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. An expert on Chinese domestic and foreign policy, her most recent book was \u003cem\u003eThe River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Levi\u003c\/strong\u003e is the David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow and Director of the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change at Council on Foreign Relations. An expert on the global politics and economics of energy, resources, and the environment, his most recent book was\u003cem\u003e The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America's Future\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762712445216,"sku":"9780199921782","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/055117b35c9f50051edb18d0d199a002.webp?v=1780224106","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/by-all-means-necessary-how-chinas-resource-quest-is-changing-the-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}