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Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 440 pages, aukštis x plotis: 235x156 mm, 8 b-w illus.
  • Išleidimo metai: 24-Oct-2023
  • Leidėjas: Yale University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0300266367
  • ISBN-13: 9780300266368
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 440 pages, aukštis x plotis: 235x156 mm, 8 b-w illus.
  • Išleidimo metai: 24-Oct-2023
  • Leidėjas: Yale University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0300266367
  • ISBN-13: 9780300266368
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The long history of China’s relationship between stability, diversity, and prosperity, and how its current leadership threatens this delicate balance
 
Chinese society has been shaped by the interplay of the EAST—exams, autocracy, stability, and technology—from ancient times through the present. Beginning with the Sui dynasty’s introduction of the civil service exam, known as Keju, in 587 CE—and continuing through the personnel management system used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—Chinese autocracies have developed exceptional tools for homogenizing ideas, norms, and practices. But this uniformity came with a huge downside: stifled creativity.
 
Yasheng Huang shows how China transitioned from dynamism to extreme stagnation after the Keju was instituted. China’s most prosperous periods, such as during the Tang dynasty (618–907) and under the reformist CCP, occurred when its emphasis on scale (the size of bureaucracy) was balanced with scope (diversity of ideas).
 
Considering China’s remarkable success over the past half-century, Huang sees signs of danger in the political and economic reversals under Xi Jinping. The CCP has again vaulted conformity above new ideas, reverting to the Keju model that eventually led to technological decline. It is a lesson from China’s own history, Huang argues, that Chinese leaders would be wise to take seriously.

The long history of China’s relationship between stability, diversity, and prosperity, and how its current leadership threatens this delicate balance

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Riveting.Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal

Comprehensive and scholarly as one might expect from an economics professor at MIT. . . . [ Huangs] wry dedicationto the autocrats of the world. They give us so much to write aboutsays it all.James Crabtree, Financial Times

The rigours of imperial Chinas civil-service examination system . . . are described in a new book by Yasheng Huang. . . . Arguing that the exams stifled innovation in ancient times, Professor Huang sees lessons for Xi Jinpings China.The Economist

A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2023

One of those lamentably rare books that ask the really big questions, and that offer pretty bold original ideas about how and why China is the way that it is.Kaiser Kuo, China Project

This book is a sweeping inquiry that both China scholars and a general audience will valuenot the least for Dr. Huangs wit, colorful observations, and direct style. . . . It is a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of China today and where it is headed.Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor

Besides its breathtakingly original, brilliant and insightful theoretical argument, Huangs book is also notable for its methodological virtuosity. It makes use of extensive comparative examples and robust statistical analysis to illustrate how the introduction of an institution has fundamentally altered Chinese history. Written in elegant and accessible style, this book will be a perfect textbook for both graduate and undergraduate students. . . . An instant classic and an inspiring example of theoretical ambition and scholarly excellence.Minxin Pei, China Quarterly

A compelling and easily digestible argument.Brad Glosserman, Japan Times

Thought-provoking . . . illuminating. This book is a good example of how social sciences and historical investigations can provide useful insights into governance, economics, and politics that a less interdisciplinary approach would miss.Xiang Gao, Australian Outlook

An engaging and informative book that blends historical resonance with modern China, and highlights the more alarming idiosyncrasies and risks of Xis China.George Magnus, author of Red Flags: Why Xis China Is in Jeopardy

An extraordinary, innovative argument for a key question: Why has Chinas autocratic system proved so sustainable? Paying particular attention to Chinas traditional examination system, Huang provides a powerful new explanation.Rana Mitter, author of Chinas Good War: How World War II Is Shaping a New Nationalism

Yasheng Huang is the Epoch Foundation Professor of Global Economics and Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His books include Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics: Entrepreneurship and the State. He lives in Brookline, MA.