Since the late 1970s the Chinese Communist Party, under the leadership of a group that we
will describe as the “pragmatists,” has embarked on a course of economic reform designed …

The authoritarian regime in China emerged after Mao's rule. It was successful not despite
brutality, but precisely because of brutality. It was a regime policy that insured stability and …

Economic growth in China has transformed both politics and society. Old orthodoxies are
painfully being eroded in the drive for reform while new social and cultural tensions are …

Ever since the death of Mao, China has undergone a transformation almost as radical as the
Communist Revolution that Mao instigated. This book tells the stories of the many difficult …

The transformation of the economic systems—first of rural and then of urban China—has
aroused vigorous debate among Western observers over whether China has adopted …

This article discusses how two decades of economic reforms have intensified popular unrest
and redefined the composition, interests and political attitudes of China's ever more complex …

The demise of communism in the former Soviet Union and the massive political and
economic changes in China are the stunning transformations of our century. Two central …

Youwei ince the start of its post-Mao reforms in the late 1970s, the communist regime in
China has repeatedly defied predictions of its impending demise. The key to its success lies …

China is more than a socialist market economy led by ever more reform-minded leaders. It is
a country whose people seek liberty on a daily basis. Their success has been phenomenal …