
647. China Is Run by Engineers. America Is Run by Lawyers.
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Breakneck: Engineering State vs. Lawyerly Society
Wang explains why he wrote Breakneck and develops his central contrast: China as an 'engineering state' that builds megaprojects and social engineering, versus the U.S. as a 'lawyerly' society focused on procedure and restraint.
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