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China and the Global Economy Since 1840

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Lu Aiguo

    1. Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: A Framework for Analysis

    1. Introduction: A Framework for Analysis

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 1-12

  3. Westernization (1840–1949)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-15
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    2. The Westernization Movement

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 16-27

    3. Foreign Trade

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 28-41

    4. The Dual Structure of the Economy

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 42-54

    5. Falling Behind: The Lessons

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 55-67

  4. Delinking and Self-reliance (1949–78)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-71
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    2. The Formation of a Strategy for Catching Up

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 72-85

    3. Industrialization

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 86-95

    4. Trade and Trade Performance

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 96-107

    5. Outcome: A Mixed Package

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 108-116

  5. Reintegration (1978 and Beyond)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-120
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    2. A Different Game

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 121-129

    3. Economic Restructuring

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 130-140

    4. The State

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 141-151

    5. The Overseas Chinese Capitalist Diaspora

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 152-161

    6. Catching Up?

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 162-171

    7. Conclusion

      • Lu Aiguo
      Pages 172-182

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 183-223
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About this book

This is a study of the long-run evolution of the relationship between China and the world economy. The book presents an original interpretation of the country's socio-economic processes in the past 150 years, focusing on China's interaction with the expanding capitalist world economy. The author argues that the general thrust of China's quest for development or 'modernization' has been to catch up with the wealthy nations of the West, and goes on to explain the changing paths and outcomes. The book proceeds chronologically from China's mid-nineteenth-century incorporation to the world economy, starting from a semi-colonial state to the Maoist state-led industrialization after 1949, and to the post-Mao liberalization and reintegration. By carefully examining the patterns of development in these three major periods of the nation's history, it addresses fundamental issues pertaining to the making of modern China. This rigorously argued book will be a timely and much debated contribution, as the `rise of China' in the twenty-first century has become an issue of our time.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

    Lu Aiguo

About the author

Lu Aiguo is Research Fellow at the Institute of World Economies and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Science, Beijing.

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