{"product_id":"rebellious-follower-andrew-b-kennedy-9780197824641","title":"Rebellious Follower: China's Search for Science, Technology, and Innovation","description":"How does China pursue science, technology, and innovation? China has emerged as a leading technology power in recent years, and its policies shape issues ranging from geopolitical rivalry to climate change to artificial intelligence. Yet if China's pursuit of science, technology, and innovation (STI) is important, its path is also puzzling. Since 1949, China's party-state has adopted a bewildering array of policymaking approaches in an effort to transform the country into a world science and technology leader. How can we understand the remarkably winding road China has travelled? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eRebellious Follower: China's Search for Science, Technology, and Innovation \u003c\/em\u003eilluminates major shifts in Chinese STI policymaking since the communist revolution, leveraging concepts from political science and public policy. Focusing on the \"policy paradigms\" that have driven Chinese policymaking in the STI domain, the book highlights two globally influential paradigms from the past century. The book explores how Chinese policymakers have resisted these belief systems at times while adapting them at others. In that way, they have made their country a rebellious follower of foreign ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new theoretical framework offers fresh insights into critical episodes in Chinese history, ranging from the formation of China's scientific establishment in the 1950s to the rise of \"innovation-driven development\" in the 21st century. Combining cutting-edge theoretical analysis with broad historical scope, the book offers a unique perspective on China's rise as a world leader in science, technology, and innovation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew B. Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197824641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197824641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Andrew B. Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48801318961407,"sku":"9780197824641","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rebellious-follower-andrew-b-kennedy-9780197824641","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}