Socialism Without Revolution
The Case of Contemporary China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2880997 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arif Dirlik (University of British Columbia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 632 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pacific Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-851X • E-ISSN: 1715-3379 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2757889 |
| OpenAlex | W2324297256 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
C HINA S PRESENT LEADERS have turned their backs upon revolutionary solutions to the problems of socialism. Are they also prepared to abandon the quest for socialism? As revolutionary will surrenders to social necessity, the future loses its immanence in the present. We must ask once again if can survive the extinction of the socialist vision and, if it does, what kind of society it is likely to produce. The Chinese themselves have no convincing answers to these questions. In an interview in 1980, Deng Xiaoping upheld but refused to predict if it would prevail in the future.' His response is typical of the uncertainty over the future of in China that permeates Chinese political thinking today. Policies since 1976 have engendered both hopes and fears that the new leadership might renounce socialism. There are those in China who would like to see the retreat from the Cultural Revolution culminate in the creation of a capitalist society; contemporary writings refer frequently to those who hold that socialism is not as good as capitalism. At the same time, even a superficial reading of publications from China reveals the anxiety felt by those who sense in the present policies a betrayal of the promise of socialism. These feelings are shared by foreign observers who, for economic or political reasons, have more than a passing interest in the course of Chinese politics. On the other hand, China's leaders and policy-makers continue to
Capitalism · China · Communism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Socialism · Sociology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2025 (38) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |