As China goes, so goes the world : how Chinese consumers are transforming everything

As China goes, so goes the world : how Chinese consumers are transforming everything / Karl Gerth.

Author/creator	Gerth, Karl, 1966-
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Hill and Wang, 2010.
Description	vii, 258 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Consumption (Economics)--China. Consumer behavior--China. Economic history--21st century.

Contents	No going back? -- Who gets what? -- Made in Taiwan -- Standardizing abundance -- Branding consumer consciousness -- Living in a world of fakes -- Extreme markets -- Environmental implications.
Abstract	Oxford historian Karl Gerth reveals why we should all care about the everyday choices made by ordinary Chinese. Chinese consumers are quickly replacing overspent Americans as the global economic engine, but in so doing they are dramatically reconfiguring the world economy in ways that may be impossible to reverse.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-242) and index.
LCCN	2010012647
ISBN	9780809034291 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0809034298 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HC430.C6 G469 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold