The Dynamics of China's Rejuvenation (Studies on the Chinese Economy)

The last two and a half decades witnessed China's epoch-making economic growth and great social changes, which indicates the commence of China's national rejuvenation after a near two centuries long stagnant or backward period. In exploring the causal dynamics of China's rejuvenation, Huang's book examines the internal and external elements from various sides, in both the comprehensive way and the separate way, thus providing a convincible explanation about the driving force of China's marvellous development. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 List of Figures and Tables......Page 10 Preface and Acknowledgements......Page 12 List of Abbreviations......Page 14 1 Introduction......Page 16 Historical background......Page 17 The structure of the book......Page 22 2 China's Rejuvenation......Page 24 China's epoch-making development......Page 25 International responses to China's rejuvenation......Page 32 Intellectuals as pioneers in pushing forward social change......Page 36 The part played by officers in political and institutional change......Page 41 The part played by ordinary people in bringing about change......Page 45 The part played by collective action......Page 48 Li Rui and his proposal for reform of the political system......Page 53 The selection of Deng Xiaoping as paramount leader......Page 56 The redressing of past social and political wrongs......Page 59 The unswerving adherence to the central task of economic construction......Page 62 The unswerving pursuit of reforms and opening up......Page 64 Conclusion......Page 71 5 The Key Role of Deng Xiaoping......Page 74 Deng's main contributions to China's rejuvenation......Page 75 How was Deng able to make such remarkable contributions to China's rejuvenation?......Page 85 6 The Fundamental Impetus Provided by the Chinese National Spirit......Page 90 The spirit of self-improvement......Page 91 The spirit of diligence......Page 92 The spirit of creativity......Page 93 The spirit of patriotism......Page 94 The spirit of revolution......Page 95 The spirit of opening up to the outside world......Page 96 7 The Momentum that Stemmed from Globalisation......Page 98 China's rapidly strengthening economic power as the basis of further development......Page 104 The stable transfer of power......Page 106 The experiences learnt from China's reform practices......Page 107 A clearly defined target for living standards......Page 109 Ideological emancipation......Page 110 Membership of the World Trade Organization......Page 111 The international environment......Page 113 Notes......Page 116 References......Page 124 C......Page 130 M......Page 131 W......Page 132 Z......Page 133 China Is Rejuvenating. Due To Its Status As The Most Populous Country, The Largest Developing Country, And One Of The Countries With The Longest Civilization History Of The World, China's Miraculous Economic Growth And Social Development Since The 1970s Has Greatly Attracted And Shaken The World. The Dynamics Of China's Rejuvenation Examines The Driving Forces Of China's Epoch-making Development From Certain Key Aspects, Including The Motivations Of The Chinese People, The Role Of The Paramount Leader, The Impetus Of China's Leading Cadres Supporting Reform And The Momentum Of Worldwide Globalization. Moreover, The Dynamics Of China's Future Development Are Also Analyzed.--book Jacket. Introduction -- China's Rejuvenation -- The Part Played By Chinese People In Bringing About Reforms -- The Part Played By Chinese Leaders Since 1978 -- The Key Role Of Deng Xiaoping -- The Fundamental Impetus Provided By The Chinese National Spirit -- The Momentum That Stemmed From Globalisation -- The Dynamics Of China's Future Development. Table Of Contents, Contributor Biographical Information, And Publisher Description Also Available Via World Wide Web. Jianrong Huang. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 109-113) And Index. China is rejuvenating. Due to its status as the most populous country, the largest developing country, and one of the countries with the longest civilization history of the world, China's miraculous economic growth and social development since the 1970s has greatly attracted and shaken the world. The Dynamics of China's Rejuvenation examines the driving forces of China's epoch-making development from those key aspects including the desires and impulse of the people, the role of the paramount leader, the impetus of China's leading group adhering to the reform, the impacts of China's national spirits, and the momentums of the globalization. Moreover, the dynamics for China's future development is also analyzed