{"product_id":"fortifying-china-tai-ming-cheung-9780801446924","title":"Fortifying China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFortifying China\u003c\/i\u003e explores the titanic struggle to turn China into an aspiring world-class military technological power. The defense economy is leveraging the country's vibrant civilian economy and gaining access to foreign sources of technology and know-how. Drawing on extensive Chinese-language sources, Tai Ming Cheung explains that this transformation has two key dimensions. The defense economy is being reengineered to break down bureaucratic barriers and reduce the role of the state, fostering a more competitive and entrepreneurial culture to facilitate the rapid diffusion and absorption of technology and knowledge. At the same time, the civilian and defense economies are being integrated to form a dual-use technological and industrial base.In Cheung's view, the Chinese authorities believe this strategy will play a key role in supporting long-term defense modernization. For China's neighbors and the United States, understanding China's technological, industrial, and military capabilities is critical to the formulation of economic and security policies. \u003ci\u003eFortifying China\u003c\/i\u003e provides crucial insight into the impact of China's dual-use technology strategy. Cheung's \"systems of innovation\" framework considers the structure, dynamics, and performance of the defense economy from a systems-level perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tai Ming Cheung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801446929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801446924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2009 pg. 18","brand":"Tai Ming Cheung","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46232975999231,"sku":"9780801446924","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7d1a7c4a-b0ca-41c7-8cad-831014acdb34.jpg?v=1728991699","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fortifying-china-tai-ming-cheung-9780801446924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}