Leading scholars in various fields give their views of development in the People's Republic of China since 1949. With emphasis on recent decades, this volume provides a broad overview of progress and setbacks.Specific topics covered include national political reform, the Chinese Communist Party in power, the economy, rural reform, urban systems, the environment, foreign relations, the People's Liberation Army, the legal system, social welfare reform, intellectuals, art, and literature.
The People's Republic of China After 50 Years An Overview of 50 Years of the People's Republic of China: Some Progress, but Big Problems Remain The People's Republic of China at 50: National Political Reform Political Movements, Change and Stability: The Chinese Communist Party in Power The People's Republic of China at 50: The Economy Two Decades of Rural Reform in China: An Overview and Assessment Demolishing Partitions: Back to Beginnings in the Cities The Environment in the People's Republic of China 50 Years On China's Foreign Relations: The Long March, Future Uncertain The People's Liberation Army and the People's Republic at 50: Reform at Last The Chinese Legal System: Continuing Commitment to the Primacy of State Power Social Welfare Reform: Trends and Tensions Politically-Engaged Intellectuals in the 1990s Art in China since 1949 Literary Decorum or Carnivalistic Grotesque: Literature in the People's Republic of China after 50 Years