Red cat, white cat : China and the contradictions of "market socialism" / Robert Weil.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weil, Robert, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mixed economy--China.

Mixed economy.

China.

China--Economic policy--1976-.

Economic policy.

China--Economic conditions--1976-.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

288 pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

China and the contradictions of "market socialism"

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, [1996]

Summary:

After years of pro-market reforms, China faces a fundamental choice. Will it move toward private capitalism, or toward a renewal of the collective and socialist basis of its revolution?

Red Cat, White CAT begins by examining the tensions growing within "market socialism." Weil provides background on marketization, the class forces that produced it, and the polarization and social dislocation that it is generating.

Weil offers a timely analysis of the growing tensions between China and the United States and their roots in China's push to lead in the world market. He also describes the continuing contention between the legacies of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.

Finally, in making the case for the inherent instability of market socialism, Weil offers a challenging perspective on China after Deng, and the implications for the economic and political situation worldwide.

Contents:

Introduction: The "Third Way" 11

China at the Brink 20

Of Time and the Changjiang: Chinese History Past, Present, and Future 86

Of Human Rights and Wrongs: China and the United States 112

Meiguo, Zhongguo: "America the Beautiful" Versus "China the Central" 126

Mao and Deng: "One-and-a-Half-" or "Two-Line" Struggle? 211

Conclusion: The Motive Force of History 262.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-284) and index.

ISBN:

0853459673

0853459681

OCLC:

32856006