ABSTRACT
The centralization of power has made local leaders more cautious in taking the initiative to advance liberalization. Without further liberalization and innovation, however, China will not be able to restructure its economy and increase efficiency. Today, the information revolution offers the Chinese people a new opportunity to expose corruption and repression, even as the Chinese Communist Party tries to suppress the market for ideas. The system of state control both economic and social life under Mao deprived the Chinese people of life, liberty, and happiness. The most significant change during the 1976–78 period was the re-emergence the Household Responsibility System. The hukou system will also be reformed by allowing "the eligible population to move away from agriculture and become urban residents.".
