As a Western economist studying and working abroad, Peter M.
Lichtenstein witnessed first-hand China's tumultuous cycle of
reform and retrenchment in the 1980s. From the early euphoric stage
to the last and most brutal episode, Lichtenstein's book describes
and explains the economics behind this cycle and ties together the
economic, political, and cultural aspects of the reform era. The
book also chronicles the achievements, problems, events and
political controversies that led up to the Tiananmen Square debacle
and the subsequent retrenchment away from the broad goals of
reform.
Organized chronologically, this work begins by detailing the
reasons for the economic reform movement upon the death of Mao in
1976. In the mid-1980s those reforms began to encounter serious
difficulties--Lichtenstein explains what these difficulties were
and why they arose. He also describes how, in the summer of 1988,
the conservative hardliners were able to regain political power
from the reformers, setting the stage for what would happen eight
months later in Tiananmen Square. Following this is an analysis of
the development of the basic positions of the Chinese left and
right, and Lichtenstein's first-hand observations of the
retrenchment following Tiananmen. Concluding with a retrospective
look at the reforms and retrenchment, this work will be of interest
to professors and students of political science, international
relations, economics, contemporary Asian history, and China in
particular. It will also appeal to the intelligent layperson with
an interest in current affairs.
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