China in the 1980s: Centre-Province Relations in a Reforming Socialist State

Breslin, S.

This book analyses the changing nature of centre-province relations in China in a period of rapid economic change. It aims to show how leadership conflicts over the nature and scope of economic change gave rise to an incremental and reactive reform process. The resulting partially reformed economic system not only gave many provincial leaders the ability to ignore central economic commands, but the perceived consequences of reform also increased the desire of some local leaders to assert their independence.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1996-02-12

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333630167

DOI: 10.1057/9780230371170

Dimensions: 203cm x127cm

Pages: 180