ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book describes the models, the theories, the cycles, the crises and the movements. It examines two models of development that were employed in China. The book discusses three theories developed by Mao as to the nature of the transitional period through which China is passing — 'people's democratic dictatorship', the 'correct handling of contradictions among the people' and 'continuous revolution'. It also discusses some cycles. Each of these cycles is characterised by a period of moderate radicalism, then accelerated radicalism and finally a period of consolidation. The book explores major crises in the history of the Chinese Communist Party, which Mao singled out in 1971. It explains two types of movements; those from the top down and those involving mass mobilisation and a degree of spontaneous generation from below.
