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24 alternatives to The Chinese Dream

The rise of the world's largest middle class

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Chinese Dream launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Dealing with China▲65

   An insider unmasks the new economic superpower

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Little Rice▲61

   Smartphones, Xiaomi, and the Chinese Dream

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Rise of the Creative Class▲68

   A somewhat controversial but hugely influential book

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   BoBos in Paradise▲56

   The New Upper Class and How They Got There

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Thank You Economy▲89

   How companies big and small can scale

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Culture Code▲66

   Why people around the world live and buy as they do

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Inside Intel▲70

   Rise of the world's most powerful chip company

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Netocracy▲56

   The new power elite and life after capitalism

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Upstarts▲78

   How the companies of Silicon Valley are changing the world

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Becoming a Category of One▲76

    How extraordinary companies transcend commodity

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Cheap▲95

    The high cost of discount culture

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Saving Capitalism▲57

    For the many, not the few

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Analects of Confucius▲53

    A central pillar of Chinese literature and thought

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Startup Rising▲60

    Inspiring stories from unlikely sources in the Arab world

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Scaling Up▲71

    How a few companies make it...and why the rest don't

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Diamond Age▲81

    Confucian Law, Neo-Victorian values and nano-technology

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The House of Morgan▲57

    An American danking dynasty and the rise of modern finance

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Business of Sharing▲59

    Making it in the new sharing economy

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Holacracy▲71

    New management system for a rapidly changing world

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned▲61

    The myth of the objective

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Monk and The Riddle▲56

    Putting the Journey of Business Into Life's Perspective

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Rational Optimist▲77

    How prosperity evolves

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Everything Store▲66

    Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A History of Silicon Valley▲71

    The greatest creation of wealth in the history of the planet

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →