Paolo Urio Books

The US has historically disguised – to itself and to others – the true nature of its relations with those nations that stood in the way of its ambitions. Reversing the order of cause and effect, it has projected fear of harm from other nations even as it was expanding its dominion over them. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, which was so to be feared that the American people could even be told they would be “better dead than Red”, the US rejoiced in the belief that the world was at last under its uncontested leadership, celebrating Francis Fukuyama's then acclaimed book The End of History, and proclaiming, perhaps even believing, that it alone can assure peace, stability and prosperity in the international system. However, at the beginning of the 21st century, a formidable new competitor emerged: China. Now we hear the fear-stoked mantra, “The Chinese are coming...!” But is China really a threat to the US, or just to its sole superpower status? This book debunks, among many others, the myth of the universality of US values, and the myth of the imperial, dictatorial and state capitalist character of today's China. It explains the division between the US and China through an historical analysis of their ideologies. It reveals the source of the extraordinary difficulty the US faces in adapting to the changes occurring in the international system: inter alia, the firm belief in its exceptionalism and good intentions. By contrast, the Chinese ideology, while also possessing a remarkable internal coherence through time, has achieved greater flexibility by integrating values imported from the West and several Confucian values, to form a new ideology better able to adapt its public policies to changes in the national and the international environments

Focusing on China's modernization strategy, this book evaluates the country's economic development and the rectification of imbalances stemming from prioritizing growth. It highlights advancements in science and technology that have bolstered high-tech sectors and defense capabilities. The author contrasts American and Chinese ideologies, emphasizing their differing foreign policy approaches. The text also examines the impact of aggressive U.S. foreign policy, particularly during crises in Ukraine and the Middle East, as catalysts for the shift from a unipolar to a multipolar world order.

Focusing on the evolution of modern China, this book examines the strategic public management research conducted by Paolo Urio since 1997. It highlights China's ambition to regain its status as a world power, exploring the policies enacted since 1949 and their impacts on society and the economy. The analysis delves into contradictions arising from these policies, including the Communist Party's decline in reputation, economic imbalances from market reforms, and the assertive strategies of Xi Jinping on both domestic and international fronts, particularly in relation to the United States.

Das Buch analysiert die Forschung von Paolo Urio über den Aufstieg des modernen China mit Fokus auf strategisches öffentliches Management. Es beleuchtet Chinas Bestreben, den Status einer Weltmacht zurückzuerlangen, und untersucht die politischen Maßnahmen seit 1949 sowie deren Auswirkungen auf Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft. Dabei werden Widersprüche und Ungleichgewichte thematisiert, die sich aus der Politik der Kommunistischen Partei ergeben haben, einschließlich der Reformen unter Deng Xiaoping und der Machtpolitik von Xi Jinping, die Chinas Rolle auf internationaler Ebene neu definiert.