This paper reviews general developments in the economic and political situation of post-
Mao China; in particular, it focuses on the weaknesses of economic institutions in that …

Among the various reforms initiated by the post-Mao leadership in China, the most crucial for
stability of the political leadership and continuity of the policy line is the bureaucratic reform …

Reform and restructuring in China took place in a different context from that of the other
AMCs. But as with these other AMCs, the decade of 'post-Socialist reform'since 1979 has …

Compared with the developed countries... China is still quite backward in productive forces
and technological capacity. Its economic and cultural progress is not evenly distributed. It …

China'a approach towards economic reform contrasts markedly with that of most other
former CPEs. Eastern Europe and Russia tried to move rapidly towards a market economy …

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 …

• The collapse of the Empire in 1911 that not only broke down the institutions of central
government, but also uprooted local social structures;• The phase of political instability and …

Background Soon after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the new
leadership under the tutelage of Mao Zedong embarked on a massive re-construction …

Since 1978, China has embarked on an ambitious and sweeping program of reform. But
there is still considerable government fiscal and administrative intervention in the workings …

This book is a sociological study of how economic reforms, started in the late 1970s, have
affected people's life in China. The book is based upon the author's recent research projects …