The Dragon Takes Flight: China's Aviation Policy, Achievements, and International Implications (China Studies, 31)

Book info: The Dragon Takes Flight: China's Aviation Policy, Achievements, and International Implications (China Studies, 31) (Hardcover, 290 pages) – Brill, 2015. Language: English.

The Dragon Takes Flight: China's Aviation Policy, Achievements, and International Implications analyzes China’s journey toward the development of its C-919 large passenger aircraft. Through the use of primary sources in English and Chinese, including interviews with important players in China’s aviation industry, Levine builds on Michael Porter’s Diamond Model to explore the underlying question of whether or not China will successfully develop a competitive large passenger aircraft. The model serves as a blueprint for determining what China is doing right and what areas need to improve. This study also looks at the potential implications the success of the C-919 may have on Boeing and Airbus and the ways in which both companies might prepare to meet the challenges they face. Editorial Reviews About the Author Derek A. Levine, Ph.D. (2012), University of Denver, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Asian Studies at City College New York. He has published articles on China for MSNBC and on China’s Aviation Industry in the Journal of Contemporary China and the American Journal of China Studies.