Broken Dragons: Crime and Corruption in Today's China

China in the early 21st century is the world's fastest-growing economy, offering business and cultural opportunities unparalleled in modern history. Yet the glamour of pristine skyscrapers and the glitz of the newly rich and famous hides an uglier reality, one where the ethics of revolution have been forgotten, only money secures justice, officials often tolerate inhumane living and working conditions and countless lives are ruined ... In these fictionalised accounts of actual events and people, Bruce Dalbrack unveils the darker side of the Chinese economic miracle, and the important messages this holds for the future.