Is China's Economic Growth a Threat to America?

by Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. (Editor)

Overview

This informative edition explores many aspects of the economic relationship between the United States and China, including the impact on the auto industry, agriculture, and manufacturing jobs. Debating essays examine whether the trade deficit has cost American jobs, whether agriculture exports to China help America, and China's film industry's impact on Hollywood.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737761863
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	10/05/2013
Series:	At Issue Series: International Politics
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 China's Cooling Economy Puts Obama Export Goal at Risk Kathy Chu 11

2 Think Again: American Decline Gideon Rachman 17

3 Black Markets Offer the Chinese Economy an Advantage Bradley Gardner 28

4 US Agriculture Exports to China Benefit the US Economy Gregory Meyer Leslie Hook 41

5 Manufacturing in China Remains a Threat to US Jobs: Economist 45

6 China Is Not the Biggest Threat to American Manufacturing Roger Pol 52

7 US Manufacturers Will Return Stateside as Wages Rise in China David Conrads 57

8 The US Trade Deficit with China Has Cost American Jobs Robert E. Scott 62

9 The US and China's Economic Rivalry Creates International Tensions Ian Bremmer 70

10 China's Growing Film Industry May Provide Competition for Hollywood Ellen E. Jones 83

Organizations to Contact 89

Bibliography 94

Index 98