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Chinese Economic Development
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ABSTRACT
This book outlines and analyzes the economic development of China between 1949 and 2007. Rather than being narrowly economic, the book addresses many of the broader aspects of development, including literacy, morality, demographics and the environment.
The distinctive features of this book are its sweep and that it does not shy away from controversial issues. For example, there is no question that aspects of Maoism were disastrous but Bramall argues that there was another side to the whole programme. More recently, the current system of government has presided over three decades of very rapid economic growth. However, the author shows that this growth has come at a price. Bramall makes it clear that unless radical change takes place, Chinese growth will not be sustainable.
This large, comprehensive text is relevant to all those studying the economic history of China as well as its contemporary economy. It is also useful more generally for students and researchers in the fields of international and development economics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
PART 1 Starting points
chapter 1|41 pages
Measuring development
chapter 2|33 pages
The Chinese economy on the eve of revolution
part |2 pages
PART 2 The transition to socialism, 1949–1963
chapter 3|39 pages
Early Maoism, 1949–1955
chapter 4|25 pages
The Great Famine, 1955–1963
part |2 pages
PART 3 The late Maoist era, 1963–1978
chapter 5|29 pages
The late Maoist development strategy
chapter 6|39 pages
The revolution in education
chapter 7|48 pages
Collective farming
chapter 8|25 pages
The Third Front and rural industrialization
chapter 9|37 pages
Late Maoism: An assessment
part |2 pages
PART 4 Market socialism, 1978–1996
chapter 10|35 pages
The era of market socialism, 1978–1996
chapter 11|34 pages
Foreign trade and inward investment since 1971
chapter 12|41 pages
Industrial development since 1978
chapter 13|32 pages
China’s developmental record in the era of Deng Xiaoping
part |2 pages
PART 5 The transition to capitalism, 1996–2007