{"product_id":"the-river-runs-black-elizabeth-c-economy-9780801476136","title":"The River Runs Black: The Environmental Challenge to China's Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eChina's spectacular economic growth over the past two decades has dramatically depleted the country's natural resources and produced skyrocketing rates of pollution. Environmental degradation in China has also contributed to significant public health problems, mass migration, economic loss, and social unrest. In \u003ci\u003eThe River Runs Black\u003c\/i\u003e, Elizabeth C. Economy examines China's growing environmental crisis and its implications for the country's future development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on historical research, case studies, and interviews with officials, scholars, and activists in China, Economy traces the economic and political roots of China's environmental challenge and the evolution of the leadership's response. She argues that China's current approach to environmental protection mirrors the one embraced for economic development: devolving authority to local officials, opening the door to private actors, and inviting participation from the international community, while retaining only weak central control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result has been a patchwork of environmental protection in which a few wealthy regions with strong leaders and international ties improve their local environments, while most of the country continues to deteriorate, sometimes suffering irrevocable damage. Economy compares China's response with the experience of other societies and sketches out several possible futures for the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe River Runs Black\u003c\/i\u003e is updated with information about events between 2005 and 2009, covering China's tumultuous transformation of its economy and its landscape as it deals with the political implications of this behavior as viewed by an international community ever more concerned about climate change and dwindling energy resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth C. Economy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801476135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801476136\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 08\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.08w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2011","brand":"Elizabeth C. Economy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992432181503,"sku":"9780801476136","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_306f2820-834e-45da-932e-74d4a9e1e3ee.jpg?v=1683318924","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-river-runs-black-elizabeth-c-economy-9780801476136","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}