China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower

This book narrates the rapid transformation of China from a poor nation to a global economic and political force through Deng Xiaoping’s market reforms, Special Economic Zones (SEZs), and massive infrastructure projects.

It explores how China grew from the world's 126th-largest economy to the second-largest, detailing the chaos, shadow banking, and near-bankruptcies alongside rapid industrialization.