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Greek Grammar (Hardcover)
William Watson Goodwin; Edited by Charles Burton Gulick
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The evolution of economic organization, political authority, and
social values in post-Mao China is the focus of this distinguished
investigation which challenges standard interpretations of
contemporary China. Mao's death in 1976 made possible a shift from
movement politics that produced a gradual dissolution of
pre-existing factions and allowed a redefined political agenda to
emerge. This post-Mao agenda, in which the notion of class struggle
as the key link was explicitly repudiated, formed the foundation
for China's post-1978 modernization program. Burton describes this
program as post-socialist, arguing that socialism as a definitive
category has become irrelevant. He contends that demands for the
reform of China's system of economic organization were the direct
result of the failure of the Party's post-revolutionary political
agenda and that subsequent economic improvements led to calls for
modernization of the nation's structure of political authority. The
author also describes the dramatic transformation of prevalent
social values that has occurred during the same period. The
original research and extensive use of vernacular sources, as well
as Burton's multi-disciplinary and integrative approach make this
volume required reading for students and scholars of contemporary
politics, the sociology of China, and contemporary Chinese thought.
Political and Social Change in China Since 1978 will fill the
background information gap for generalists intrigued by recent
events in China.
Fueled by its surging economic strength, China has been
increasingly utilizing economic tools such as trade, foreign aid,
foreign direct investment, and sanctions to pursue strategic and
security interests on the world stage. This approach, known as
economic statecraft, has thus far received mixed policy results and
ambivalent reactions from the international community. This book
presents a collection of global assessments of China's economic
statecraft. The contributors to this volume answer three key
questions: What are the challenges faced by China’s economic
statecraft? Why is China sometimes able to achieve its foreign
policy objectives via economic statecraft and sometimes not? How do
foreign countries, particularly the targets of China’s economic
statecraft, respond to China's strategies? This comprehensive study
examines economic statecraft in the context of more than a dozen
nations and international organizations across four continents,
thus providing a truly global perspective.
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Greek Grammar (Paperback)
William Watson Goodwin; Edited by Charles Burton Gulick
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