The price and promise of specialness : the political economy of overseas Chinese policy in the People's Republic of China, 1949-1959 / by Jin Li Lim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lim, Jin Li, author.

Series:

Chinese Overseas; volume13.

Chinese Overseas; volume13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese--Foreign countries--History--20th century.

Chinese.

Emigrant remittances--China--History--20th century.

Emigrant remittances.

Chinese diaspora--Economic aspects.

Chinese diaspora.

China--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects.

China.

China--Economic policy--1949-1976.

China--Politics and government--1949-1976.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2019.

Summary:

In The Price and Promise of Specialness, Jin Li Lim revises narratives on the overseas Chinese and the People’s Republic of China by analysing the Communist approach to ‘overseas Chinese affairs’ in New China’s first decade as a function of a larger political economy. Jin Li Lim shows how the party-state centred its approach towards the overseas Chinese on a perception of their financial utility and thus sought to offer them a special identity and place in New China, so as to unlock their riches. Yet, this contradicted the quest for socialist transformation, and as its early pragmatism fell away, the radicalising party-state abandoned its promises to the overseas Chinese, who were left to pay the price for their difference.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright page

Acknowledgements

Glossary of Chinese Terms

Abbreviations

Figures

Introduction

Rights and Interests

Screaming for Socialism

No Complaints, No Escapes, No Shortfalls

Fourth-Class Socialism

Politics in Command

Conclusion

Back Matter

Overseas Chinese Remittances to the People’s Republic of China, 1950–1960

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-40074-5

OCLC:

1097367197

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004400740 DOI