{"product_id":"sinews-of-power-the-politics-of-the-state-grid-corporation-of-china-9780190279523","title":"Sinews of Power: The Politics of the State Grid Corporation of China","description":"Electricity is a basic requirement for a modern economy, and transmission grids at the center of transition to a low-carbon power system. They are the principal means to integrate large shares of wind and solar power and they are essential to ensuring a secure and reliable electricity supply.\u003cbr\u003eGrid companies around the world are struggling to find their niche in this transition. The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) is one of the principal players in this round of global competition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCentral state-owned enterprise (SOEs), such as SGCC, continue to hold the 'commanding heights' of the Chinese economy. Their relationship with the Party-state is crucial to understanding the questions of whether SOEs take orders from, and do the bidding of, the Chinese Communist Party, and how they\u003cbr\u003eoperate under the state ownership and with a wide range of operational autonomy and expectation that they are profit-maximazing corporations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book examines the origin, development and expansion of SGCC, the world's largest utility company and the 7th largest corporation. By telling both the electricity story and the SOE story, it provides insights into the challenges facing the grids and their possible futures. It challenges the\u003cbr\u003eorthodox account of Chinese politics that portrays SOEs as little more than puppets, jumping to every demand of the Party-state. It shows that SGCC has been built into a modern corporation by entrepreneurial managers. By extending its operation to four continents, SGCC is now a global player, \u003cbr\u003ecompeting with its peers and also having its input in the future low-carbon electricity system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book challenges the popular interpretation of Chinese government. Piling detail on detail, it provides a comprehensive picture of Chinese political economy that is both new and utterly convincing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xu Yi-Chong\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190279523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXu Yi-chong \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University, Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40322448982131,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":131.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_935d2bc7-8bf3-468a-8520-8cf1b1ea4276.jpg?v=1659445940","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/sinews-of-power-the-politics-of-the-state-grid-corporation-of-china-9780190279523","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}