James K. Galbraith
Professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
James K. Galbraith, Professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, served as chief technical adviser for macroeconomic reform and strengthening institutions to the State Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, under a contract with the United Nations Development Programme.
Aug 25, 2023
Three recent articles in The New York Times have signaled a “new” narrative about China. Only weeks ago, China was America’s fearsome “peer competitor” on the world stage. But now, we are told, it is a wounded dragon. Once a threat by dint of its inexorable rise, now it poses a threat because it is in decline.