Abstract As Xi Jinping took the reins of the Communist Party of China (CPC) as its General
Secretary at the 18th Party Congress in November 2012, he made it clear he would take the …

At the end of the 1970s, after years of economic and political isolation, China started an
enormous systemic transformation to turn around one of the world's poorest countries. At the …

The mid-1990s is a crucial juncture in China's tortuous and difficult transition from a hard-
line communist regime to a somewhat softer one, as the country goes through a complex …

78 FOREIGN AFFAIRS significant initial gains, both in the USSR and among its most apt
Asian disciples. It represented a viable method of" catching up," if unevenly, with societies …

Page 1 State and Society in China The Consequences of Reform Edited by Arthur Lewis
Rosenbaum ROUTLEDGE Page 2 State and Society in China Page 3 State and Society in China …

The history of the People's Republic, according to the dominant narrative, falls into two
broad sections: the turbulent decades dominated by Mao Zedong, the founder of" New …

An analysis of the evolution of China's leader, Jiang Zemin, taking as its starting point the
pivotal 15th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. It details the personalities and …

The cancellation of the annual leadership retreat at Beidaihe was among the most
celebrated acts of Hu Jintao in his first year as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist …

Throughout the 1980s, while all different viewpoints within the Party agreed that some
adjustment of administrative practices and the role of the Party was necessary to stop the …

In 1978 China made a historic decision to adopt a policy of openness and reform. This
ushered in a period of rapid economic transformation and social change. After 30 years …