The Chinese Dream: The Rise of the World's Largest Middle Class and What It Means to You - Softcover

Helen H. Wang

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452898049 ISBN 13: 9781452898049

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

(2nd Edition: July 6, 2012) In The Chinese Dream, a groundbreaking book about the rising middle class in China, Forbes columnist and China expert Helen Wang challenges us to recognize that some of our fears about China are grossly misplaced. As a result of China's new capitalist paradigm, a burgeoning middle class-calculated to reach 800 million within the next fifteen years-is jumping aboard the consumerism train and riding it for all it's worth-a reality that may provide the answer to America's economic woes. And with China's increasing urbanization and top-down governmental approach, it now faces increasing energy, environmental, and health problems-problems that the U.S. can help solve. Through timely interviews, personal stories, and a historical perspective, China-born Wang takes us into the world of the Chinese entrepreneurial middle class to show how a growing global mindset and the realization of unity in diversity may ultimately provide the way to creating a saner, safer world for all.

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About the Author

Helen H. Wang is an award-winning author and expert on China's middle class. Originally from China, Wang has lived in the U. S. for over twenty years. After finishing her masters degree at Stanford University, she joined at a prestigious think tank, Institute for the Future, in Menlo Park, California, and consulted for Fortune 500 companies including Apple Computer, Oracle, and Bank of America. Wang then became an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley Internet start-ups. In 2004, she returned to Stanford University as a Reuters Fellow, developing technology solutions for underserved communities. She founded a social venture, e-Mobilizer, to help woman micro-entrepreneurs in developing countries using mobile phone to access online markets. Wang's book The Chinese Dream: The Rise of the World's Largest Middle Class and What It Means to You has won the 2012 Eric Hoffer Book Award and First Horizon Award. Wang has appeared on BBC World Television News, CNNMoney, NPR, been quoted by The Economist, the Wall Street Journal, The Time Online of Germany, and featured in San Jose Mercury News, China Daily, and other major media. A Forbes contributing columnist and sought-after speaker, Wang now divides her time between consulting for companies doing business in China and helping non-profit organizations make a difference.

From the Back Cover

What Experts Say about The Chinese Dream:

"In a mere two decades China has developed the world's largest middle class. Helen Wang tells that story - and her own - in this wonderfully informative and readable book."
- Joseph Nye, Distinguished Service Professor, former Dean of the Kennedy School, Harvard University, and the author of The Future of Power

"... the most insightful voice that accurately captures the China of today - its promise and peril - ... have a sense of the country's past, but an equally vibrant vision for its future." - Asia Time Online

"The growth of China's middle class rivals the growth of China's overall economy as a phenomenon with huge implications for the entire world. Whether China will become a more liberal and democratic society, whether it will retain the creative talents of people who in past generations have chosen to emigrate, whether it will develop a spiritual power to match its material influence -- these and other questions are Helen Wang's topic in this fascinating book. It rings true to what I have seen in China and suggests new possibilities."
- James Fallows, National Correspondent of The Atlantic, and the author of Postcards from Tomorrow Square: Reports from China

"The Chinese Dream offers a fascinating look at one of the most dynamic forces shaping our world today. With an engaging personal perspective, Helen Wang makes sense of the rise of a large Chinese middle class, and of those who have profited from that rise or failed to do so. A truly valuable read for anyone who wants to do business in China."
- Gady Epstein, Beijing bureau chief, Forbes

"Helen Wang's conversations, her reflections and stories, bring to life the hopes and concerns of China's emerging middle class. An unusual book, very readable and full of insight."
- John Quelch, Professor at Harvard Business School and former Dean of London Business School

"Helen Wang takes us through the world of China's middle class with riveting personal stories, and shows us how this important demographic will alter the global economy in the years ahead. A must-read for businesses that want to tap into this enormous market."

- Shaun Rein, Founder and Managing Director of China Market Research Group (CMR)

"The Chinese Dream tells one of the most important stories of our time - the rise of the world's largest middle class. Helen Wang enlightens us with the possibility of 'unity in diversity'. A comprehensive, and yet easy to read book about modern China."

- Ken Wilcox, Chief Executive Officer, Silicon Valley Bank

From the Inside Flap

The Chinese Dream


• Deconstructs the myths about China as a superpower and global manufacturing power
• Takes us into the world of the driven middle class and shows how the not-so-private sector operates
• Provides a historical perspective on China and examines the possibility of democracy in China's future
• Shows how a mindset that embraces the idea of unity in diversity could help solve China and America's growing energy, health, and environmental problems

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1452898049
• ISBN 13: 9781452898049
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 262