Sen Narayan C (1 results)

xv + 223pp, bibliography, index. Author's inscription title page, a very good hardback copy. "China's Economic Reform: Ideological Legitimacy and Deng Xiaoping Theory examines the discussions and debates among Chinese theoreticians and economists regarding the economic reform measure adopted by the leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in the late 1970s. Based on an extensive survey of Chinese material, the study focuses on the internal discourse on the nature and rationale for economic reform, the decision to implement the "open-door" policy; as well as the attempts to legitimise the transition from a planned to a market economy. It also outlines the evolution of Deng Xiaoping Theory and the concerns of Chinese theoreticians and economists about the problems and prospects of the economic reform. More importantly, it endeavours to bring to light the Chinese attempts to explain and legitimise the economic reform in relationship to the ideals of Marxism and Mao Zedong Thought." (Publisher's description).