Conditions and Prospects for Economic Growth in Communist China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6410036 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Eckstein (Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1955 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 434-447 |
| Publication date | 1955-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8871 • E-ISSN: 1086-3338 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2009001 |
| OpenAlex | W4230365046 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
THE Communist conquest of mainland China may be legitimately viewed as the culmination of a century-long interregnum during which the traditional equilibrium of Chinese society was profoundly disturbed by the Western impact, at a time of dynastic decline. The initial impact of the West was in the nature of a shock treatment administered by the Opium War, the subsequent military defeats, the unequal treaties, and the rise of the whole Treaty Ports system. Thus China's first massive contact with the West was associated with humiliation, bewilderment, frustration, and a sense of inequality. In these terms, then, a constant and continuing struggle for equality has been a hallmark of China's development since 1840.The military and diplomatic defeats suffered by the Chinese made them conscious of the West's technological and industrial superiority. In fact, one of the essential ingredients in China's striving toward equality was economic—expressedin a deep-seated aspiration to catch up, to narrow the gap, and to industrialize. In other words, the Western impact generated “tension between the actual state of economic activities in the country and the existing obstacles to industrial development, on the one hand, and the great promise inherent in such a development, on the other
China · Communism · Communist state · Development economics · Eastern Bloc · Economic policy · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Humiliation · Industrialisation · Interregnum · Investment (military · Mainland China · Market economy · Opium · Peaceful coexistence · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Possession (linguistics · Restructuring · Treaty · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Law
Soviet Economic Growth
World Population and Production
Economic Development of Japan
The Industrialization of Japan and Manchukuo, 1930-1940
Agricultural Productivity and Economic Development in Japan
Economic Survey of Europe since the War
The Development of Upland Areas in the Far East
Soviet Economic Growth
Agricultural Resources of China
The Progress of Underdeveloped Areas
Land Utilization in China
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |