Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World-Economy

Minqi Li is Professor in the Economics Department at University of Utah, and has previously taught political science at York University, Canada. He is author of The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World-Economy (Pluto, 2008) and China and the 21st Century Crisis (Pluto, 2015). He turned from an advocate of free market principles into a Marxist and was a political prisoner in China between 1990 and 1992.

'Places the 'rise of China' from the Mao era to today in the context of the history of the entire world-system - a persuasive case'

• List Of TablesList Of FiguresPreface: My 19891. An Introduction to China and the Capitalist World-Economy2. Accumulation, Basic Needs, And Class Struggle: The Rise Of Modern China3. China And The Neoliberal Global Economy4. Can the Capitalist World-Economy Survive the Rise of China?5. Profit And Accumulation: Systemic Cycles And Secular Trends6. The End Of The Endless Accumulation7. Between The Realm Of Necessity And The Realm Of Freedom: Historical Possibilities for The Twenty-First CenturyBibliographyIndex