China's New Business Elite: The Political Consequences of Economic Reform

by Margaret M. Pearson

Book Overview

The transition from a planned to a market economy that began in China in the late 1970s unleashed an extraordinary series of changes, including increases in private enterprise, foreign investment, the standard of living, and corruption. Another result of economic reform has been the creation of a new class--China's new business elite. Margaret M. Pearson considers the impact that this new class is having on China's politics. She concludes that, contrary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520219333
• ISBN13: 9780520219335
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.0"