China's bolder reformers found themselves on a roller coaster ride in 1987. Taken together,
the startling events of mid-January-the forced resignation of Party General Secretary and …

The achievements and shortcomings of the reform movement in China in 1985 to a large
extent influenced the country's political agenda in 1986. The promotion of a new generation …

Parris H. Chang he abrupt dsm ssal of Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Hu
Yaobang in January 1987 and the subsequent dr ye against" bourgeois lberalization" have …

DURING THE PERIOD from the 3rd Plenum of the 11th Party Congress in December 1978
to the 3rd Session of the 5th National People's Congress (NPC) in September 1980, Deng …

After 50 years of revolutionary transformation and uneven consolidation, and a generation of
economic re-structuring, the political institutions of the People's Republic of China remain …

WHILE THE PRECISE starting point of China's reforms is rather difficult to pinpoint, a series
of crucial events—ranging from the famous 3rd Plenum in 1978 and 5th Plenum in 1980, to …

Coming off the convocation of the 15th Party Congress, China started 1998 with reform
moving ahead full steam. This was manifested in a palpable relaxation of the intellectual …

One of the most pressing concerns of leaders of Third World countries is to increase the
efficiency of government administration. Overstaffing, waste, corruption, and inertia are …

The 14th Party Congress heralded a victory for Deng Xiaoping's programme of rapid
economic transformation accompanied by tight political control. His name and policies were …

What initially seemed to be a period of ascendancy for China's groping reform movement
has turned out to be one more year on an economic roller coaster. To be sure, scarcely two …