The "vivid, provocative" untold story of how restrictive policies are preventing China from becoming the world's largest economy (Evan Osnos).

Dexter Roberts lived in Beijing for two decades working as a reporter on economics, business and politics for Bloomberg Businessweek. In The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, Roberts explores the reality behind today's financially-ascendant China and pulls the curtain back on how the Chinese manufacturing machine is actually powered.

He focuses on two places: the village of Binghuacun in the province of Guizhou, one of China's poorest regions that sends the highest proportion of its youth away to become migrants; and Dongguan, China's most infamous factory town located in Guangdong, home to both the largest number of migrant workers and the country's biggest manufacturing base. Within these two towns and the people that move between them, Roberts focuses on the story of the Mo family, former farmers-turned-migrant-workers who are struggling to make a living in a fast-changing country that relegates one-half of its people to second-class status via household registration, land tenure policies and inequality in education and health care systems.

In The Myth of Chinese Capitalism, Dexter Roberts brings to life the problems that China and its people face today as they attempt to overcome a divisive system that poses a serious challenge to the country's future development. In so doing, Roberts paints a boots-on-the-ground cautionary picture of China for a world now held in its financial thrall.

Praise for The Myth of Chinese Capitalism

"A gimlet-eyed look at an economic miracle that may not be so miraculous after all." -- Kirkus Reviews

"A clearheaded and persuasive counter-narrative to the notion that the Chinese economic model is set to take over the world. Readers looking for an informed and nuanced perspective on modern China will find it here." -- Publishers Weekly

"A sophisticated and readable take of China's triumphs and crises... A first-hand witness to China's transformation over the past quarter century, Roberts credibly challenges the myth of China's inevitable rise and global dominance." -- Ian Johnson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Beijing-based correspondent

"A potent mix of personal stories and deft analysis, The Myth of Chinese Capitalism takes a hard look at China's migrants and rural people." -- Mei Fong, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of One Child: The Story of China's Most RadicalExperiment

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