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This comprehensive, interpretive, economic history of China since 1949 presents the recent dramatic changes in China's approach to economic organization and development in a historical context. Riskin explores the emergence of the Maoist assault on Soviet-type central planning, its accomplishments, failures, and ultimate defeat; and details the contradictions and uncertainties surrounding post-Mao policies and reforms. |
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| Author: |
Carl Riskin |
| Binding: |
Paperback |
| Dewey Decimal Number: |
338.951 |
| EAN: |
9780198770909 |
| ISBN: |
0198770901 |
| Label: |
Oxford University Press, USA |
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$25.00 |
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| Manufacturer: |
Oxford University Press, USA |
| Number Of Items: |
1 |
| Number Of Pages: |
434 |
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110 |
| Length: |
890 |
| Weight: |
150 |
| Width: |
600 |
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| Product Group: |
Book |
| Publication Date: |
1987-05-28 |
| Publisher: |
Oxford University Press, USA |
| Studio: |
Oxford University Press, USA |
| Title: |
China's Political Economy: The Quest for Development Since 1949 (Economies of the World) |
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Customer Rating: 5
Review Date: 2008-08-24
0 out of 1 found this review helpful.
Summary: China's Economy from 1949 to 1985
From Back Cover:
"In this book, the economic history of the People's Republic of China to 1985 is viewed as a coherent whole. The style is both analytical and narrative.
The discussion focuses on the Maoist approach to development which was in many ways appropriate to China's condition and yet, in the end, failed.
It is argued that the chief economic flaw in Maoist policies did not lie in the microeconomic sphere but in the absence of national economic integration. The basic weakness undermined the anti-bureaucratic, egalitarian aspects of Maoism whilst, at the same time, the advantages of central planning were sacrificed.
The book examines in detail the dramatic and complex reforms of the post-Mao period in agriculture, foreign economic policy, industry, and trade, and analyses their impact on development performance.
Both the successes and failures of reform are explained in terms of the still sharp contradictions in China's political economy."
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CONTENTS:
* Map
* List of Tables
1 - Introduction
2- China's Pre-socialist Economy
3 - State Power and the Foundation of Socialism
4 - Mobilization and Social Transformation, 1952-1955
5 - Socialist Transformation and Administrative Decentralization: Prelude to Late Maoism, 1955-1957
6 - Ascendancy and Crisis of Late Maoism, 1958-1962
7 - Counter-currents: Economic Recovery, 1962-1965
8 - Economic Conflict and Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976
9 - Late Moaism, I: Self-Reliance
10 - Late Maoism, II: Egalitarianism
11 - Reassessment, 1977-1979
12 - Rural Reform, 1979-1984: Dismantling the Commune
13 - The Open Door: International Economic Policy
14 - Reform
15 - Conclusion
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Customer Rating: 5
Review Date: 2007-06-29
1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
Summary: An all time great book.
This is an all time great book -- very comprehensive on facts/figures of China's economic development, debunks myths , great analysis based on facts and nor simply perceptions or biased views.
Very fascinating details on /analysis of the first 30 years of China's economic growth--- it debunks the myth that economic growth took place under Deng Xiaoping's period only. The foundations were set over the three decades.
This book among others helped me get a Distinction in my Masters exams on China's economy. Thank you Carl Riskin. I too wish I had taken classes under your guidance. |
Customer Rating: 5
Review Date: 2004-03-03
0 out of 1 found this review helpful.
Summary: China's Political Economy: The Quest for Development
Very detailed economic history of the complex reforms of the post Mao-period. Helped me on get an A on a term paper. Thank you Carl Riskin. I would have loved to have taken one of your classes. |
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