Publication Type
Book Review
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
3-2018
Abstract
Two contrasting mistakes plague contemporary China studies as we try to fit Chinainto social science theory. On the one hand, we tend to apply theories derived fromthe West, fitting China’s square peg into theory’s round hole. In the process, wemiss something important about China, or conclude that China simply doesn’t fit.Dissatisfied with this, we sometimes conclude that China is unique, studying it in atheoretical vacuum, or inventing China-specific theories and concepts that are difficult to apply elsewhere.
Discipline
International and Area Studies | Political Science
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
China Quarterly
Volume
233
First Page
250
Last Page
252
ISSN
0305-7410
ISBN
9781501700200
Identifier
10.1017/S0305741018000243
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP): HSS Journals
Citation
DONALDSON, John A..(2018). Review: How China escaped the poverty trap by Yuen Yuen Ang. China Quarterly, 233, 250-252.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2832
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Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305741018000243