The New China: Capitalism and Contradictions
In the past 30 years, China has been transformed from a third world, developing country into the second largest economy in the world. With rapidly growing modern cities, ultra-modern infrastructure, vast industrial sector and prosperous and growing middle class, China's transformation has been rapid and is almost complete. The "old" China, however, is evident in rural areas and vast western regions that lag well behind the coastal eastern heartland. A look into both the past and the many contradictions that China displays today will be examined to predict what the future holds for this rising super power.
Dr. Baher Ghosheh, Ph.D., is a scholar-in-residence at the Jefferson Educational Society in Erie, Pennsylvania. An expert in Middle Eastern Studies, he holds a Ph.D. in Economic Development from SUNY-Buffalo and was a Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, cultural and economic Geography at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania until retiring in 2022. He has graduate degrees in International Relations/Middle Eastern Studies, International Trade, and Comparative Economic Development. A native of Jerusalem, Dr. Ghosheh has lived in eight countries, traveled to 59 countries, and has taught in Japan, China, Russia, Italy, and Morocco. He was awarded a Fulbright to conduct research in Malaysia and Singapore and was selected as the Pennsylvania Geographer of the Year and Edinboro University’s Educator of the Year.
