| The Political Economy of Chinese Development Contributor(s): Selden, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873327632 ISBN-13: 9780873327633 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Sports & Recreation |
| Dewey: 338.951 |
| LCCN: 92022899 |
| Series: Socialism and Social Movements |
| Physical Information: 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first edition of "The Political Economy of Chinese Socialism" reconceptualized the political economy of China by highlighting the changing character of urban-rural and state-society conflicts in the era of Mao Zedong's leadership and in the contemporary post-Mao reforms. The economic and social crises that engulfed China - and indeed much of the rest of the socialist world - in the late 1980s, culminating in the 1989 democratic movement and its suppression, stimulated a rethinking of central propositions of the first edition. It particularly led the author to inquire anew into the meaning of socio-political as well as economic development in a populous and poor agrarian nation. This volume, then, assesses the economic performance and social consequences of China's political economy over four decades, with a focus on China's countryside and city-countryside relations. In addition to a reconceptualization and updating of the introductory chapter, there is a new chapter, "The Social Origins and Limits of the Chinese Democratic Movement". |