Oct 8, 2020
As liberal democracies fail to address environmental problems, what solution does the Chinese model offer? China Goes Green is a new book that peers under the hood of the authoritarian state's ambitions to pursue "ecological civilization." Chinese scholars Yifei Li and Judith Shapiro join me to discuss their cautious optimism and deconstruct this unique type of developmental environmentalism.
China’s Massive Belt and Road Initiative
Polity: https://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509543113
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1509543120
The Economist Interview: https://www.economist.com/china/2020/09/12/chinas-authoritarian-approach-wont-save-the-environment
China Dialogue: https://chinadialogue.net/en/cities/as-china-goes-green-should-the-world-celebrate-its-model/
Author emails yifei.li@nyu.edu and shapiro@american.edu
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