Unlikely partners : Chinese reformers, Western economists, and the making of global China / Julian B. Gewirtz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gewirtz, Julian, 1989- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--China.

Economic development.

China.

China--Economic policy--1976-2000.

Economic policy.

China--Economic policy--2000-.

China--Foreign relations--1976-.

International relations.

East and West.

Diplomatic relations.

Physical Description:

vii, 389 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.

Summary:

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.-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674971134

0674971132

OCLC:

945170048