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Transforming China

Economic Reform and its Political Implications

Palgrave Macmillan

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Part of the book series: Studies on the Chinese Economy (STCE)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 1-4
  3. Economic Reform: an Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
    2. Rural Reform

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 9-11
    3. Urban Reform

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 12-15
    4. Macroeconomic Reform

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 16-19
    5. Opening to the Outside World

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 20-26
  4. Economic Reform: Distinctive Features

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27
    2. Dual Goal: Development and Transition

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 29-38
    3. Soft and Hard Reforms

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 39-45
    4. Dynamic Gradualism

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 46-53
    5. Ideological Reorientation

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 54-62
    6. Reform Leadership

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 63-74
    7. The Role of the Overseas Chinese

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 75-82
  5. Political Implications of Economic Reform

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
    2. Changing Social Structure

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 85-97
    3. Informal Liberalization

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 98-117
    4. Shifting Values

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 118-131
    5. Corruption

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 132-140
    6. Regionalism

      • Wei-Wei Zhang
      Pages 141-147

About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Modern Asia Research Centre, Geneva University, Switzerland

    Wei-Wei Zhang

  • College of the Humanities, Fudan University, China

    Wei-Wei Zhang

About the author

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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eBook USD 129.00
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