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- PublisherCouncil Social & Economic Studies
- ISBN 10 0930690192
- ISBN 13 9780930690199
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages96
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Democracy in Mainland China the Myth and the Reality (Journal of social, political, and economic studies monograph series)
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Council Social & Economic Studies, 1986
ISBN 10: 0930690192
ISBN 13: 9780930690199
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Paperback. Condition: As New. Unread and unopened! (Hard to list as 'New' when it's 35 years old). A little light yellowing on front cover along spine. See photos. INTRODUCTION Can we expect the recent changes in the Peoples Republic of China to be indicative of China moving toward a free enterprise economic and democratic political system?Those of us who are focusing on the economic developments in Asia, which have been so significant that some specialists are predicting that the twenty-first century will be known as the Asian Century or Pacific Century, will realize that this is a critical question. China will have an important influence on the economic development in Asia and on the chances for peace and stability in the region. Following the death of the longtime Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong in 1976, an internal struggle broke out in China between one group which wanted to continue the policies of Mao and another group which wanted a sharp departure from these policies. The policies associated with Mao and his followers emphasized that China should go it alone for economic development without any assistance from other more advanced nations. These policies had been characterized over the years with massive drives, political persecution of the top Communist leadership, a militant foreign policy seeking revolutionary change particularly in Third World nations, and chaos unleashed by the Cultural Revolution. The latter event had been designed by Mao to increase his control over China and to give the youth of China a revolutionary experience. It brought disaster to China with economic dislocations, closing of educational institutions, and intensified class struggle. The Mao group lost power with the arrest of the Gang of Four toward the end of 1976.The other group opposed to Maos policies is best represented by the current leader Deng Xiaoping and his followers. They were no less committed to Marxism than Mao and his followers but preferred a different approach. They wanted China to seek help and assistance from the more advanced nations including the United States and Japan. This group emphasized borrowing technology from the Western nations, a subtle foreign policy, encouragement of Chinese and foreign joint business ventures and a major modernization program in which China would one day join the ranks of the advanced nations. The Four Modernizations program centered on increased development and. Seller Inventory # 880047
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