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There Goes the Neighbourhood: Australia and the Rise of Asia by Michael Wesley

New South, $32.95 pb, 202 pp

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Sometime around 1820, forty years after its Industrial Revolution began, Britain overtook China to become the world’s richest country. Sometime between now and 2020, forty years after China’s own Industrial Revolution was launched by Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms, China is set to overtake the United States and regain its place at the top of the world’s economy.

 


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There Goes the Neighbourhood: Australia and the Rise of Asia by Michael Wesley

New South, $32.95 pb, 202 pp

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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