China Since 1978
Longman (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 4. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
287 pages
978-0-582-81026-6 (ISBN)
Description
Students and general readers of contemporary China will find this revised edition of China Since 1978 an excellent source of Information and insight covering a panorama of the politics, policies, personalities and events of this fascinating and highly significant period in China's Development.
The author's of this book - a historian, political economist and political scientist - explore the ensuing two decades with considerable scholarship but in a style which makes for easy reading. As well as studying the political evolution of the period and rural and industrial economic reform, the book covers topics such as law, foreign relations, education, health and social welfare and problems of the environment, the last rarely covered in a general book on China.
The author's of this book - a historian, political economist and political scientist - explore the ensuing two decades with considerable scholarship but in a style which makes for easy reading. As well as studying the political evolution of the period and rural and industrial economic reform, the book covers topics such as law, foreign relations, education, health and social welfare and problems of the environment, the last rarely covered in a general book on China.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-81026-6 (9780582810266)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Colin Mackerras | etc. | Pradeep Taneja
China Since 1978
Reform, Modernisation and Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
Book
03/1994
Longman
€19.83
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Persons
Professor Colin Mackerras is head of the School of Modern Asian Studies within the faculty of International Business and Politics at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
Dr Pradeep Taneja is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Dr Graham Young is Head of the School of Social Science at the University of New England, NSW, Australia.
Dr Pradeep Taneja is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
Dr Graham Young is Head of the School of Social Science at the University of New England, NSW, Australia.
Content
Introduction
Historical Background
Political History I: Two Third Plenum and the Interim, 1978-84
Political History II: The Worsening of Reform Problems, 1984-89
Political History III: Crisis to Recovery, 1989-92
Political History IV: The Strengthening of Reform, 1992-97
Agriculture and Rural Industry
Industrial Economic Reform
Foreign Trade and Investment
Ideology and Socialism
Political Institutional Reform
Party-State and Society
The Law
The Environment
Education
Health Delivery and Social Welfare
Population
Historical Background
Political History I: Two Third Plenum and the Interim, 1978-84
Political History II: The Worsening of Reform Problems, 1984-89
Political History III: Crisis to Recovery, 1989-92
Political History IV: The Strengthening of Reform, 1992-97
Agriculture and Rural Industry
Industrial Economic Reform
Foreign Trade and Investment
Ideology and Socialism
Political Institutional Reform
Party-State and Society
The Law
The Environment
Education
Health Delivery and Social Welfare
Population