Soldiers of fortune : the rise and fall of the Chinese military-business complex, 1978-1998

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    • Mulvenon, James C.
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Soldiers of fortune : the rise and fall of the Chinese military-business complex, 1978-1998

James Mulvenon

(Studies on contemporary China)(An East gate book)

M.E. Sharpe, c2001

  • : pbk

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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--UCLA, 1998

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-268) and index

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Description

In 1978, faced with the pressure to modernize and a declining budget, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reluctantly agreed to join China's economic reform drive, expanding its internal economy to market-oriented civilian production. This work examines PLA's role in the economy up to 1998.

Table of Contents

  • 1: Introduction
  • 2: Historical Antecedents
  • 3: Origins: Players, Decisions, Documents
  • 4: Structure and Process
  • 5: Societal Consequences
  • 6: Countermeasures
  • 7: Divestiture

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