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Auteur(s) : Deng, Kent G.
Titre(s) : China's political economy in modern times [Texte imprimé] : changes and economic consequences, 1800-2000 / Kent Deng
Publication : London ; New York : Routledge, 2012
Description matérielle : xxi, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection : Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia ; 70
Lien à la collection : Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-285) and index
"This book makes an important contribution to the study of changes in China's institutions
and their impact on the national economy as well as ordinary people's daily material
life from 1800 to 2000. Kent Deng reveals China's mega-cycle of prosperity-poverty-prosperity
without the usual attribution to the 1840 Opium War, or the alleged population pressure,
class struggle and oriental despotism. The book challenges the conventional view on
'rebellions', 'revolutions' and their alleged motivations and outcomes. Its findings
separate commonly circulated myth with reality based on solid evidence and careful
evaluation. The benchmark used by the author is people's entitlement and mundane day-to-day
material well being, instead of the stereotype of aggregates of industrial hardware
and national GDP. China's Political economy in Modern Times proves that state-building
was the prime mover in China's modern history. Contrary to the popular belief in mass
movement, Deng shows convincingly that changes were in most cases imposed by a minority
with external help. Therefore, the quality of the state was unpredictable, seen from
the anti-state that cost lives and economic growth. This book will be of interest
to students and scholars of Chinese Politics, Chinese Economics, Chinese History,
and Political Economy"--Publisher's website
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Changes and economic consequences, 1800-2000
Sujet(s) : Conditions économiques -- Chine -- 19e siècle
Politique et gouvernement -- Chine -- 20e siècle
Politique et gouvernement -- Chine -- 19e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780415674058 (hardback). - ISBN 0415674050 (hardback). - ISBN 9780203806418 (erroné) (e-book). - ISBN 0203806417 (erroné) (e-book)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43808954m
Notice n° :
FRBNF43808954
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