Chinas Social Credit System - 9783031941450

Chinas Social Credit SystemA Case of Political Leaders and Entrepreneurs\nAuthor(s): William Zhengdong Hu\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Palgrave Macmillan\nISBN-13: 9783031941450, 978-3031941450\nSynopsis\nThis book offers theoretical and empirical insights into analyzing, measuring, and assessing the political power of the Chinese state in shaping society. Focusing on the widely debated Social Credit System (SCS) and the sanctioned group known as laolai (deadbeats), it explores how national policies impact citizens especially entrepreneurs and how they respond in return. Political power has long been central to Chinas development. In todays market-driven economy, the fate of entrepreneurs continues to be shaped by the state and remains deeply intertwined with the nations future. As such, the evolving power dynamics between political authorities and entrepreneurs provide an efficient lens through which to understand Chinas.