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China under reform

Lowell Dittmer

(Politics in Asia and the Pacific, interdisciplinary perspectives)

Westview Press, 1994

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780813311197

Description

Discussing whether China's unique combination of economic reform and political dictatorship is likely to keep it from the fate of the former Soviet Union, this book traces the momentum for reform back to the 1950s and looks at three central policy arenas of the reform era - political leadership, the mass public, and foreign policy. In each category, the author highlights the vivid contrast between the universal revolutionary impulses that laid the foundation for the Communist Party and the various piecemeal compromises that have been adopted to sustain momentum and control. He argues, finally, that although the revolutionary impulse has been transcended and often forgotten, its lingering influence continues to disrupt, inspire and shape the progress of the continuing Chinese reform effort.

Table of Contents

  • From revolution to reform
  • the lineage of reform socialism
  • political leadership and succession
  • emergence of a public sphere?
  • domestic reform and international adaptation
  • the future of socialist reform.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780813311203

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This book is a study of the political consequences of economic reform in the People's Republic of China, considering the progress and pitfalls of Chinese reform socialism and focusing on the three central policy arenas of the reform era: political leadership, the mass public, and foreign policy.

Table of Contents

From Revolution to Reform -- The Lineage of Reform Socialism -- Political Leadership and Succession -- Emergence of a Public Sphere? -- Domestic Reform and International Adaptation -- The Future of Socialist Reform -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- About the Book and Author

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