Contemporary China A History Since 1978.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Zheng, Yongnian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013.
Series:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Series Editor's Preface
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1: The Maoist Legacy
  • Political System
  • The nomenklatura system
  • Central leading small groups (CLSGs)
  • Xitong
  • Dangzu
  • The party and the military
  • State-Society Relations
  • Economic System
  • Elite Politics
  • Maoism: Experiment and Failure
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Elite Politics
  • Elite Politics after Mao
  • Factional politics
  • The Third Plenum
  • Deng Xiaoping Era, 1978-89
  • Power politics
  • Ideological change
  • Elite recruitment
  • Political exit for senior leaders
  • Grooming younger leaders
  • Jiang Zemin Era, 1989-2002
  • From conservative to reformist: 1989-92
  • Power consolidation
  • Ideological change
  • Elite recruitment
  • Political exit
  • Grooming younger leaders
  • Hu Jintao Era, 2002-12
  • Elite politics
  • Removing the disloyal
  • Institutionalizing power succession
  • Ideology change and policy shift
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Economic Reform
  • Reform under Deng Xiaoping (1978-92)
  • The rural reforms: Household responsibility systems and township and village enterprises
  • The state-owned enterprise reforms in the 1980s
  • Fiscal and financial reforms
  • Price reforms, inflation, and the 1989 interludes
  • Southern tour
  • Economic Reform under Zhu Rongji (1993-2002)
  • En route to the reform year
  • The reform year of 1994
  • SOE reforms in the 1990s: "Let go of the small"
  • The SOE reform: "Grip the large"
  • Rural declines and the rise of migrant workers
  • Economic Reform under Wen Jiabao (2003-2013)
  • Economic reform entering deep waters
  • Economic reforms continued
  • SOEs, local governments, and financial deepening
  • New vision, new limitations
  • Structural Change in the Reform Era
  • Macroeconomic trend and structural changes
  • Structural changes in growth dynamics and national income distribution
  • Chinese Economic Reform at the Crossroads
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Globalization
  • Foreign Trade
  • Trade integration
  • The Evolution of China's Trade Polices
  • Centrally planned system before 1978
  • Decentralization, 1978-92
  • Harmonization with international standards, 1993-2001
  • Membership in the WTO, 2002-
  • Impacts of Foreign Trade
  • Foreign Investment
  • Pattern of Foreign Investment
  • Capital inflows
  • Capital outflows
  • The Evolution of Foreign Investment Policies
  • Special economic zones, 1979-92
  • Transition period, 1993-2001
  • Going global, 2002-
  • Impacts of Foreign Investment
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Civil Society
  • Market Economy and Political Interests
  • The Expansion of the Private Sector and Private Space
  • The Rise of the Middle Class
  • Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
  • Social Media and Netizens
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Social Discontent