Transforming China
Economic Reform and its Political Implications
Published on 7. December 1999
Book
Hardback
XI, 223 pages
978-0-333-73591-6 (ISBN)
Description
Provides an insider's examination of China's economic reform and its political implications. The book sheds new light on the Chinese approach to reform, including its dual-goal, dynamic gradualism and reform leadership. It assesses the vast social and political changes set forth by the reform and the international ramifications of China's rise.
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Series
Edition
2000 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
XI, 223 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
449 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-73591-6 (9780333735916)
DOI
10.1057/9780230506350
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E-Book
12/1999
Palgrave Macmillan
€149.79
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Person
WEI-WEI ZHANG is Senior Research Fellow at the Modern Asia Research Centre, Geneva University and Professor at the College of the Humanities, Fudan University, China. He worked as a senior English interpreter for the Chinese leaders in the mid-1980s. His recent publications include
Ideology and Economic Reform under Deng Xiaoping (1978-1993)
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Content
Acknowledgements List of Tables Abbreviations Introduction PART I: ECONOMIC REFORM: AN OVERVIEW Rural Reform Urban Reform Macroeconomic Reform Opening to the Outside World PART II: ECONOMIC REFORM: DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Dual Goal: Development and Transition Soft and Hard Reforms Dynamic Gradualism Ideological Reorientation Reform Leadership The Role of Overseas Chinese PART III: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF ECONOMIC REFORM Changing Social Structure Informal Liberalization Shifting Values Corruption Regionalism Political Reform Chinese Economic Area International Implications Conclusion Bibliography Index