Review of International Political Economy,2013 】Routledge Vol.20,No.6,1215-1243,http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2013.773552 Taylor&Cro Globalization and the role of the state: Reflections on Chinese international and comparative political economy scholarship 8100 Tianbiao Zhu and Margaret Pearson2 Krenuef School of Government,Peking UIniversity,Beijing,China 2Department of Government and Politics,UIniversity of Maryland,College Park, United States LO SS:t0 e [AIsaAlun uojoelr reyaueys] ABSTRACT China's rapid integration into the global economy has had undeniable im- plications for the Chinese state-it raises questions about how the state has simultaneously encouraged globalization and,at the same time,tried to control for globalization's impact on China's economy,its culture,and on state policy and the state itself.These implications have not been lost on PRC-based scholars of international and comparative political economy, who have focused considerable-if,as we shall argue,incomplete-attention on globalization's challenge to state sovereignty,to economic sovereignty, and on the economic role of the state.The article highlights features of the Chinese scholarship that are quite distinctive.This literature reflexively favours a strong role for the state in the context of globalization.We also observe that the literature in general is not oriented to theory-building. Instead,scholarship is largely policy-driven;there is a strong impulse to provide positive policy advice to Chinese policy-makers.Most striking,the Aq papeojuMo understanding of the state in the Chinese literature remains partial;there is a marked reluctance to delve into either empirical or theoretical study of the Chinese state itself-the state itself as a subject of critical analysis is rarely considered. KEYWORDS globalization;China;role of state;IPE;comparative political economy; Chinese IPE. China's rapid integration into the global economy over the past 30 years has had undeniable implications for the Chinese state-it raises questions about how the state has simultaneously encouraged globalization and, ©2013 Taylor&FrancisReview of International Political Economy, 2013 Vol. 20, No. 6, 1215–1243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2013.773552 Globalization and the role of the state: Reflections on Chinese international and comparative political economy scholarship Tianbiao Zhu1 and Margaret Pearson2 1 School of Government, Peking University, Beijing, China 2 Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, United States ABSTRACT China’s rapid integration into the global economy has had undeniable im￾plications for the Chinese state – it raises questions about how the state has simultaneously encouraged globalization and, at the same time, tried to control for globalization’s impact on China’s economy, its culture, and on state policy and the state itself. These implications have not been lost on PRC-based scholars of international and comparative political economy, who have focused considerable – if, as we shall argue, incomplete – attention on globalization’s challenge to state sovereignty, to economic sovereignty, and on the economic role of the state. The article highlights features of the Chinese scholarship that are quite distinctive. This literature reflexively favours a strong role for the state in the context of globalization. We also observe that the literature in general is not oriented to theory-building. Instead, scholarship is largely policy-driven; there is a strong impulse to provide positive policy advice to Chinese policy-makers. Most striking, the understanding of the state in the Chinese literature remains partial; there is a marked reluctance to delve into either empirical or theoretical study of the Chinese state itself – the state itself as a subject of critical analysis is rarely considered. KEYWORDS globalization; China; role of state; IPE; comparative political economy; Chinese IPE. China’s rapid integration into the global economy over the past 30 years has had undeniable implications for the Chinese state – it raises questions about how the state has simultaneously encouraged globalization and, C 2013 Taylor & Francis Downloaded by [Shanghai Jiaotong University] at 04:55 07 January 2015