This chapter explores the growth of the US economy, the stagnation of other countries like Japan and Italy, and the ways in which China wields its economic power to influence global behavior and control economic opportunities.
Yascha Mounk and Bethany Allen discuss the historical trajectory of the modern Chinese economy.
In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Bethany Allen discuss how China’s unique “party-state capitalism” can act both as a boon to and a drag on its economic growth; how China uses its economic power to enforce conformity and limit free speech around the globe; and what the future might hold for Taiwan.