POLI 2300X Lecture : Poli Sci 2300- China
27 Sep 2011
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Mao faction prevailed, launched the cultural revolution (1966), mao dies in 1976. Pragmatic faction (deng xiao peng) believed that some policies from mao would send. Great leap forward during the glf the economic prowess that china hoped to obtain did not materialize. Failure but to shift focus away accused opposition of capitalism. After mao passes away (1976), deng takes power. 1978 pragmatists take power modernization era of china. Deng wanted to demystify the cult of personality" built around mao. Centralize/authoritarian/bureaucracy: types of policies assumed called for technocrats, deng began the four moderizations", science and technology, industry, agriculture, national defence, deng believed by following these 4 policies would allow china to compete with the west. Introduced free market ideas ( 5 modernizations? : deng believed he was building socialism with economic reforms (unique, radical departure. 2001 china becomes a member of the wto.
