China's political economy in modern times : changes and economic consequences, 1800-2000

"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 th...

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Main Author: Deng, Kent G. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge , c2012
Series:Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia 70
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245 1 0 |a China's political economy in modern times :   |b changes and economic consequences, 1800-2000   |c Kent Deng 
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300 |a xxi, 296 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
490 1 |a Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia   |v 70 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [244]-285) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction : changes in modern China and their causes -- 2. The Qing state and its success -- 3. The withering state and its consequences -- 4. Empire-wide unrest and failures in state-building, 1850-1870 -- 5. State revitalisation and federalism, 1850-1911 -- 6. Musical chairs for more state-builders in the twentieth century -- 7. Benchmarking economic performance, 1800-2000 -- 8. Performance with the private economy, 1800-1936 -- 9. Performance under destruction, 1937-1977 -- 10. Fast recovery, growth, development and the future -- 11. Final conclusion 
520 |a "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 
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