{"product_id":"the-paradox-of-chinas-postmao-reforms-9780674654549","title":"The Paradox of Chinas PostMao Reforms","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChina's move to an open market economy ended the political chaos and economic stagnation of the Cultural Revolution and sparked an unprecedented economic boom. Yet this success came at the cost of a weakening central government, increasing inequalities, and fragmenting society. The essays here explore this contradiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is not often that a collection of essays by academics can be read with profit by specialists and laity alike. But \u003ci\u003eThe Paradox of China’s Post-Mao Reforms\u003c\/i\u003e is an important exception. In dealing with what will be the most fateful politico-economic relationship of the 21st century—that between the United States and mainland China—most of the contributors write in unjargoned English. There is no better introduction to the complexities—Taiwan, human rights, military expenditures, economic reforms, trade—of U.S.–China relations than this volume. -- Arnold Beichman * Washington Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe economic reforms in China have had very complex, sometimes contradictory, effects. There has been no suitable volume to which one could turn for a complete view. This work contains a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of the reforms by leading scholars in the field. -- Parks M. Coble, University of Nebraska\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent overview of the key areas of impact of economic reform on the Chinese polity and social groups through the eighties and more particularly in the nineties. Its focus on the non-economic aspects of reform is welcome as discussions of economic reform have tended to dominate compendiums in recent years. However, the book takes the economic reforms seriously and shows how they have impacted on the Party-state, affected notions of representation, restructured relations between the Party-state and society, and affected different social groups. It is an impressive tour de force of the reforms and their impacts and will be most welcome reading not only for the China specialist but also for those interested in transitions from communist rule in particular and from authoritarian regimes more generally. -- Anthony J. Saich, The Ford Foundation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface     I. Introduction   1. Dynamic Economy, Declining Party-State   Merle Goldman \u0026amp; Roderick MacFarquhar   2. China's Transition in Economic Perspective   Barry Naughton    II. Limited Political Reforms   3. Elite Politics   Joseph Fewsmith    4. Party-Military Relations   Paul H. B. Godwin   5. The National People's Congress   Murray Scot Tanner   6. The Struggle over Village Elections   Lianjiang Li \u0026amp; Kevin J. 0 'Brien   7. Mass Political Behavior in Beijing   Tianjian Shi    III. Fragmenting Society   8. The Changing Role of Workers   Martin King Whyte   9. Farmer Discontent and Regime Responses   Thomas P. Bernstein   10. China's Floating Population   Dorothy J. Solinger   11. The New Middle Class   David S. G. Goodman   12. The Rise of Private Business Interests   Kitten Paths   13. The Emergence of Politically Independent Intellectuals   Merle Goldman   14. Crime, Corruption, and Contention   Elizabeth J. Perry    Conclusion   15. The \"State of the State\"   Richard Baum \u0026amp; Alexei Shevchenko    Notes   Contributors","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403599421783,"sku":"9780674654549","price":37.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674654549.jpg?v=1730483942","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-paradox-of-chinas-postmao-reforms-9780674654549","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}