Book contents
- The Cambridge Economic History of China
- The Cambridge Economic History of China
- The Cambridge Economic History of China
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors to Volume II
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Citations
- Introduction to Volume II
- Part I 1800–1950
- Part II 1950 to the Present
- 15 The Origin of China’s Communist Institutions
- 16 China’s Struggle with the Soviet Growth Model, 1949–1978
- 17 Living Standards in Maoist China
- 18 The Political Economy of China’s Great Leap Famine
- 19 China’s External Economic Relations during the Mao Era
- 20 The Chinese Economy in the Reform Era
- 21 China’s Great Boom as a Historical Process
- Index
- References
17 - Living Standards in Maoist China
from Part II - 1950 to the Present
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 February 2022
- The Cambridge Economic History of China
- The Cambridge Economic History of China
- The Cambridge Economic History of China
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Contributors to Volume II
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Citations
- Introduction to Volume II
- Part I 1800–1950
- Part II 1950 to the Present
- 15 The Origin of China’s Communist Institutions
- 16 China’s Struggle with the Soviet Growth Model, 1949–1978
- 17 Living Standards in Maoist China
- 18 The Political Economy of China’s Great Leap Famine
- 19 China’s External Economic Relations during the Mao Era
- 20 The Chinese Economy in the Reform Era
- 21 China’s Great Boom as a Historical Process
- Index
- References
Summary
Support for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the late 1940s owed much to its willingness to “stand up” against external interference in Chinese affairs, whether by Japan, the USA, or any other colonial power. This nationalist agenda may have been the decisive factor in its victory during the civil war, and it continues to be a key driver of popular support for CCP rule.
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- The Cambridge Economic History of China , pp. 606 - 641Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022