The Rise and Fall of the East by Yasheng Huang PhD

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/41425 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rise and Fall of the East Author: Yasheng Huang PhD Narrator: Rebecca Lam Format: mp3 Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins Release date: 12-19-23 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 14 ratings Genres: Economics Publisher's Summary: Chinese society has been shaped by the interplay of the EAST—exams, autocracy, stability, and technology—from ancient times through the present. Beginning with the Sui dynasty's introduction of the civil service exam, known as Keju, in 587 CE—and continuing through the personnel management system used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—Chinese autocracies have developed exceptional tools for homogenizing ideas, norms, and practices. But this uniformity came with a huge downside: stifled creativity.