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Is the East Still Red? – Socialism and the Market in China
Gary Blank
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Paperback. Leftist observers of China's political economy, whether they are adulatory or dismissive, have fundamentally misunderstood the role of the market Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFF; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 148.
Does China represent a non-capitalist alternative to neoliberal development models? Commentators on the left have offered sharply divergent assessments over the last two decades. A few still cling the old dream of market socialism, twinning efficiency with social justice. For most, however, China is proof that market reforms invariably yield dispossession, inequality, and capitalist restoration. Is the East Still Red? argues that both interpretations are wrong and exhibit a common failure to distinguish between market mechanisms and capitalist imperatives. Gary Blank situates the Chinese experience within broader Marxist debates on socio-historical transitions and primitive accumulation, highlighting the need to conceptualize ... Read more
Does China represent a non-capitalist alternative to neoliberal development models? Commentators on the left have offered sharply divergent assessments over the last two decades. A few still cling the old dream of market socialism, twinning efficiency with social justice. For most, however, China is proof that market reforms invariably yield dispossession, inequality, and capitalist restoration. Is the East Still Red? argues that both interpretations are wrong and exhibit a common failure to distinguish between market mechanisms and capitalist imperatives. Gary Blank situates the Chinese experience within broader Marxist debates on socio-historical transitions and primitive accumulation, highlighting the need to conceptualize ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
151g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780997575
SKU
V9781780997575
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About Gary Blank
Gary Blank is a PhD candidate in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics (LSE). He holds a Master's degree in international history from the LSE and a Master's degree in political science from York University (Toronto). He continues to research the experience of Chinese market reforms and the theory of socialist/capitalist transition.
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