{"product_id":"whats-wrong-with-china-isbn-9781119213710","title":"What's Wrong with China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat’s Wrong with China\u003c\/i\u003e is the most cogent, insightful and penetrating examination I have read on the paradoxes and self-deceptions of Modern China, written by someone who has lived in the country and dealt with it day to day for decades. This book will be hated by the commissars, because it is a triumph of analysis and good sense. \u003cbr\u003e—PAUL THEROUX\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI sure wish I’d read this book before heading to China—or Chinatown, for that matter. China runs on an entirely different operating system—both commercial and personal. Midler’s clear, clever analysis and illuminating, often hilarious tales foster not only understanding but respect. \u003cbr\u003e—MARY ROACH\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat’s Wrong with China \u003c\/i\u003eis the widely anticipated follow-up to Paul Midler’s Poorly Made in China, an exposé of China manufacturing practices. Applying a wider lens in this account, he reveals many of the deep problems affecting Chinese society as a whole. Once again, Midler delivers the goods by rejecting commonly held notions, breaking down old myths, and providing fresh explanations of lesser-understood cultural phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The Pirate Ship 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 A Mania for Money 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Blush of Shame 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Beating the System 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Intermediaries 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Dulled Senses 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Emotional Negotiators 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Oliver Wendell Holmes 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Chemicals, Guns, and Gimcracks 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Sinocentric Thinking 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 “That’s My Hand” 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Lack of Conscience 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Tacit Collusion 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Networked Behaviors 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Partner on the Deal 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Self-Regulating Empire 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Corps de Ballet 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Informal Paradox 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Brown Numbers 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Reform, Reform, Reform 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 The Dynastic Cycle 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Nibble, Nibble 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 The Social Order 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Cat’s Paws and Telegraphed Punches 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 The Great Absorber 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Kleptoparasitism 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 Cleaning the Slate 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28 Massacred in Business 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29 The China Watchers 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 30 Isolationist Past 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 31 The Benefit of the Doubt 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Midler\u003c\/b\u003e has lived twenty years in East Asia and speaks Mandarin. He works as a consultant and advisor to companies with business interests in the region. His first book, \u003ci\u003ePoorly Made in China,\u003c\/i\u003e was published to significant acclaim and his follow-up, \u003ci\u003eWhat's Wrong with China,\u003c\/i\u003e has been widely anticipated.     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViewed from a distance, China appears to be a stable economy growing at a healthy pace. Looking more closely, however, we discover a flawed civilization stalling under the weight of its own culture. \u003ci\u003eWhat's Wrong with China\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal book about a great nation at a crossroads.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is more to fear from a weak China than one that is strong\" we are told, implying that its main problems are either macroeconomic or political. \u003ci\u003eWhat's Wrong with China\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader behind the scenes and down the rabbit hole to show that the nation's most fundamental problems are actually social in nature.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a century ago, China watchers worried about the imminent \"crack-up\" of the country. Today we find ourselves again preoccupied by such a possibility, though this time around the stakes are much higher. Given the size of China's economy and the extent of its integration into the global system, the country's difficulties are now our own, whether we like it or not.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one writes about China like Paul Midler. Drawing from years of on-the-ground experience and research, he mixes penetrating observations with amusing historical references, weaving a tapestry that is both engaging and illuminating.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina is an enigma, a Gordian knot, an impenetrable riddle that requires a different approach. \u003ci\u003eWhat's Wrong with China\u003c\/i\u003e is a collage of ideas, a grab bag of themes and theories, not the least of which is the author's supposition that Chinese culture is rooted in a deep informalism that cannot be eradicated.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBusiness and politics are inextricably tied, so the book necessarily touches on global affairs. We must let go of many preconceived notions, Midler warns, as he addresses facets of the \"China puzzle\" that typically receive little or no attention. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat's Wrong with China\u003c\/i\u003e offers especially useful lessons for those doing business in China, but this is no how-to guide. Rather than tell us how our affairs \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e be conducted in this strange land, Midler describes how things \u003ci\u003eare\u003c\/i\u003e done, leaving readers to draw their own conclusions.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat's Wrong with China\u003c\/i\u003e is the widely anticipated follow-up to Paul Midler's \u003ci\u003ePoorly Made in China,\u003c\/i\u003e an exposé of China manufacturing practices. Applying a wider lens in this account, he reveals many of the deep problems affecting Chinese society as a whole. 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