Xiao‐kang
Deng Xiaoping's socio‐economic development target for China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12422186 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Wong (0000-0002-6317-2067) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 17 |
| Pages | 141-152 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10670569808724309 |
| OpenAlex | W2063498243 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Ever since xiao‐kang or XK, literally meaning a ‘relatively comfortable life’, was first slated by Deng Xiaoping in 1979 to be China's main development target, the concept has become a codeword for China's socio‐economic development. It was incorporated in several major Party documents and formally adopted as the key development target by three consecutive Five‐Year Plans. What is the real meaning of XK? This paper analyses China's first XK Index which was published in 1992, based on a cluster of economic and social indicators relating to income, food consumption, housing, and human resource development. It will be seen that XK is actually a normative concept, fuzzy and grossly imprecise, especially when applied to a transitional economy like China. What constitutes XK to Deng may well be perceived differently by the new generation of Chinese. Such is the continuing social challenge of China's economic development
China · Consumption (sociology · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Epistemology · Meaning (existential · Normative · Political science · Resource (disambiguation · Social change · Social science · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Computer Science · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |