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Finding a Path for China's Rise

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Often, emphasis is given to the Chinese economic reforms under Deng Xiaoping from the end of 1978 onwards. In contrast, little attention has been given to the prehistory of these »reforms«. Philipp...
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The rise of China is ever-present in debates on globalisation and ongoing power shifts. In a time of rising international tensions, understanding the interdependencies between China's course and the world economy is ever more important. Often, the economic reforms under Deng Xiaoping after 1978 are emphasised. They initiated dramatic changes in China's economy and contributed to its ascent as a world power. In contrast, less attention has been given to the context in which these reforms were implemented. Philippe Lionnet analyses important adjustments in China's agricultural, industrial and foreign trade policies in the course of the 1970s as well as their origins. He shows how policy experiments and their limits shaped the path of the socialist state.
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Price: $65.00
Pages: 468
Publisher: transcript publishing
Imprint: transcript publishing
Publication Date: 14 March 2023
Trim Size: 9.45 X 6.10 in
ISBN: 9783837664225
Format: Paperback
BISACs:

HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History
Philippe Lionnet, born in 1986, completed his doctorate in history at the University of Bern after receiving masters degrees from the Universities of Basel (MA) and Zurich (LLM). His research included visits to Beijing, Hong Kong, Pittsburgh and London. He works as a foreign economic policy advisor for the Swiss Federal Administration.

Frontmatter 1
Contents 7
Acknowledgements 9
Introduction 11
The socialist state between two worlds 22
Policy experimentation and compromise before 1979 26
Literature review: The Reform Era and its prehistory 29
Looking beyond dualisms 41
How to organise a socialist economy? The Soviet prototype 65
Rich Nation, Strong Military - the origins of socialism in China 79
Oscillations of Chinese economic policy before 1970 87
A political economy of Mao Zedong Thought? 114
1970-1973: The second readjustment and stabilisation 129
1974-1975: Hinge years, constitutional reform and trade 146
1976-1978: The Four Modernisations and a dialectical tilt 160
How to organise economic activity? 173
How to make production more efficient? 226
How to finance self-reliant development? 261
Introduction 283
Self-reliance and the rest of the world 290
The expansion of Chinese foreign trade 315
Of oil and grain 359
Imports of advanced technology 374
The issues of foreign debt and investment 384
Conclusions 401
Literature and sources 407