What the U.S. Can Learn from China
An Open-Minded Guide to Treating Our Greatest Competitor as Our Greatest Teacher

This is a useful book that shows that there are no good guys and bad guys, just different approaches, each with their own flaws and advantages. It was fairly discouraging to read about many of the ways in which the US is losing its way, but there is hope. Looking to China as a competitor to be respe......more

I read this book with great anticipation, as it is the first to turn the mirror on American economic policy and planning, from a comparative perspective involving China, and it does so insightfully and compellingly. Lee clearly speaks as the insider she is on financial matters, and as one who has lo......more

Brilliant premise, questionable execution Ann Lee is absolutely right in that the United States has much to learn from China, and she makes a particularly excellent case for the utility of Confucian values, investment in technology and infrastructure, focus on long-term goals, building soft power alo......more

Economics- based and almost Confucian comparison of the countries, which centres the Chinese leadership's 'service' and 'long-range planning' mentality. The accuracy of the model is of course up for debate.......more