Gewirtz, Julian B., 1989-
Unlikely partners : Chinese reformers, Western economists, and the making of global China / Julian Gewirtz. - vii, 389 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: River crossings -- The great helmsman departs -- Pushing off from shore -- A swifter vessel -- Navigating the crosscurrents -- Through treacherous waters -- Days on the river -- In the wake -- A tempestuous season -- The narrows of the river -- At the delta -- Conclusion: Arrivals and departures.
How did China emerge from isolation and poverty under Mao Zedong to become the economic powerhouse shaping the 21st century? Soon after Mao died in 1976, China's leaders invited many of the leading foreign economists to come to China and sought their input on economic policy. This book demonstrates the constantly negotiated receptivity of Chinese policymakers who reached out to foreign economists and interpreted their ideas as they sought to incorporate market elements into their country's socialist economy. Working together, interacting in complex dynamics of influence and adaptation, they changed China.--
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Economic development--China.
East and West.
HISTORY--Asia--China.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economic History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--E.
Diplomatic relations.
East and West.
Economic development.
Economic policy.
China--Economic policy--1976-2000.
China--Economic policy--2000-
China--Foreign relations--1976-
China.
HC427.92 / .G478 2017
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Unlikely partners : Chinese reformers, Western economists, and the making of global China / Julian Gewirtz. - vii, 389 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: River crossings -- The great helmsman departs -- Pushing off from shore -- A swifter vessel -- Navigating the crosscurrents -- Through treacherous waters -- Days on the river -- In the wake -- A tempestuous season -- The narrows of the river -- At the delta -- Conclusion: Arrivals and departures.
How did China emerge from isolation and poverty under Mao Zedong to become the economic powerhouse shaping the 21st century? Soon after Mao died in 1976, China's leaders invited many of the leading foreign economists to come to China and sought their input on economic policy. This book demonstrates the constantly negotiated receptivity of Chinese policymakers who reached out to foreign economists and interpreted their ideas as they sought to incorporate market elements into their country's socialist economy. Working together, interacting in complex dynamics of influence and adaptation, they changed China.--
9780674971134 0674971132
40026692408
Harvard Univ Pr, C/O Triliteral Llc 100 Maple Ridge Dr, Cumbreland, RI, USA, 02864-1769, (401)6584226 SAN 631-8126
2016011267
Since 1976
Economic development--China.
East and West.
HISTORY--Asia--China.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economic History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--E.
Diplomatic relations.
East and West.
Economic development.
Economic policy.
China--Economic policy--1976-2000.
China--Economic policy--2000-
China--Foreign relations--1976-
China.
HC427.92 / .G478 2017
338.951