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Communism and Reform in East Asia (RLE Modern East and South East Asia) (Paperback)
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Communism and Reform in East Asia (RLE Modern East and South East Asia) (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Modern East and South East Asia
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The West no longer regards communism in East Asia as a threat. On
the contrary, because the communist party states of East Asia
appear to be undergoing a process of reform directed primarily at
economic modernization, it is now regarded as a potential market.
The West's attitude is reinforced by the recognition of East Asia's
economic importance more generally - a perception which in itself
undoubtedly stimulated reform in the region's communist party
states. The causes, extent and consequences of reform in the East
Asian communist party states are the concerns of the contributions
to this volume, first published in 1988. It includes chapters on
the reform process in China, North Korea, Vietnam and Mongolia; as
well as examinations of the roles played by both China and the
Soviet Union in the Asia-Pacific region. They demonstrate that a
belief in a simple, single process of economic and political
liberalization - brought about by the drive for economic
modernization, the production imperative - is a misleading
argument. Although the production imperative might act as a
stimulus to reform, it is neither a sufficient nor even a necessary
condition. In individual countries the communist party's search for
legitimacy, a change of leadership, or the relationship with the
USSR have equally been the spur to reform. The drive for economic
modernization may even be a consequence of the communist party's
desire to reform rather than a cause. The absence of a uniform
pattern does not detract from the potential consequences of
economic and political change. These challenge socialist thinking
on the nature of collective life, ownership and rural society.
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