![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Formed by individual choices, 'the big picture' arrives all by itself, without the need to tweak economic theories that failed to predict it. Initially disjointed personal stories soon form a pattern, little streams converge into mighty rivers, hundred million former farm hands rush into cities, head to factories in the south to make 'China's economic miracle' not only possible but inevitable. He travels, he talks to people, he makes friends, he observes what individuals strive for and how they accomplish their goals. Hessler starts from a very different position. The books attempting to capture 'the big picture' of the economic transformation of China invariably miss out on the role played by individual choices that drive this transformation. Don't read those books, ignore these studies, read Peter Hessler instead. There are many studies published every year for the last thirty years predicting impending collapse of China. There are many books written about China's economic miracle. ![]()
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