the paradigmatic crisis in chinese studies: paradoxes in social and economic history
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The Paradigmatic Crisis in Chinese Studies: Paradoxes in Social and Economic HistoryAuthor(s): Philip C. C. Huang
Source: Modern China, Vol. 17, No. 3 (Jul., 1991), pp. 299-341Published by: Sage Publications, Inc.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/189244Accessed: 11-03-2016 00:19 UTC
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Hu ng / P AR A DGM A T CCR 3 0 1
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no b n b o g nw d pr d p n for h r on ru h r
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Hu ng / P A RA DG MA T CCR 3 0 3
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304MODERNCHNAJULY1991
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w h mp r m n dw h h w n h n ury r vo u on O n
po b y wou d b o r gu h mp r m r d h r r
n rn y g n r d n p n mod rn on Bu f h w h
h n h o w wo u d on o un f or h o m ng o f h C om mu n
v o u o n m r y n b r rn d v o nf ro mmo d rn o n
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f r r y mo d rn pr op on n h v y o d v o p p r u v v w
of mp r m nd h r vo u on h og y on n w h h r
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on r u n h n r m h f d mp oy ng h m ng yn u r
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Hu ng / P AR A DG MA T CCR 3 0 5
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andthecondemnatonof mpera smthatnatona stcpr dedctates
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m od r nC hn r gum n n df ud m fr om n p n p m
h ow v r h f o u o fd b h f d T h r y mo d m on r u
ound f n r n gy gn dw h n p n p m g n h
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w n n g r y mod rn o r n p n p d v opm n o r w
p r dom nn y pr omm r n y gn n nd h v
y b u r d n d b y po pu o n p r u r
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h o r of bo h h f u d n d n p n p p r u o n und r
nd by mph d h d r ou f f of mp r m Th
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of h W bu o f h n o u ho d of r d o n Wr gh 1 95 7
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m h n m od T h x p n o n n n r n o n r d n dfo r gn
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Ch n onomy f h Ch n onomy non h f d o
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b u of oo m d h n f u n w o h o r y
p or D m b r g r 1 9 75 M u rp h y 1 9 77
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mp yr p h o d W rn mp w h h m rk Now
un k mp r m w h m y po r nd mp
o n m rk n b h ow n o b g oo d Wh n o wd o o p r
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Hu ng / P A RA DG MA T CCR 3 0 7
onf nd o h o r y por bu u y x nd d n orur
n d n n d Ch n g n r n g x n v d v o pm n R w k 1 98 9
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on h w Ch n h o ry n y un h ng ng w h
n g d by o n h m ph d d yn m h n g f r om w h n C h n
r d on n bo h h m g of p r o mm r nd n y
g n n o no my w h n g db yo n of h gh y o mm r d
n d v go ro u y d v o p ng o no my n b o h g n o n w u d
w h p r o mm r o no my n d mo d m d v o pm n w h o m
mr on Th Ch n f ud m h o r r gu d h f ud m
w gn n b y u ng w h pr omm r n u r ono my
Th y no h n h Ch n n p n p m h o r um d
h omm r on mu u h r n p d v opm n W rn
r d on C hn ho r m r y um d h h M ng Qng
on omy w omm r d P ng Ho 1 959 p opu on
u dy for x mp p d no n o n o o mm r on nd
D w gh P r k n 1 96 9 u dy o fM n g Q ng g r u u r o o k o w
v o f omm r on on n W m Row 1984
1 98 9 r y mo dr n h n g o h r r wo rk o n h o h r h n d
p r o d fr om h v d n o fv go ro u o mm r o n
Th p r u mp o n h o mm r o nw ou d gv r o mo dm
d v opm n on x mp o f n ump o n h u r o b oh
h f ud nd n p n p on ru nd h r d o n Ch n
nd r y mod mCh n on ru u ro h wo gn r
on o f h o r hp on bo h d of h o n nd r o b oh
m h n nd M rx ho r h p
T h k n d of u mp o n g n r y g o u n po k n h o r y n
on dr wn n d m ny o h r of d gr m n b w n h
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d ff r n o n r u nd mod And o w rgu bou h u
x n o f Mn gQ ng o mm r on nd b ou h m r nd
d m r of mp r m n dof r vo u on B u w h v p d
n on o h r of gr m n T ho r mp y u md o b
o o ob vo u y r u o r u r d u o n
h k nd of ump o n h wou d p r dgm
ump o n Th w ord p rd gm h om o b u d n h
d m w or d u u y m n mor h n n n fu n mod
of n y u h u g r p h on p o fmu hof n y
pow r p y wh n pp d o h o n wh r h r r
o m ny o mp n g on r u n dmod pr f r o r r v h rm
p r d gm u mp o n f o r un p ok n u mp o n h r d b y d ff r
n nd oppo d n y on r u u h ump on h v w d d
w dr nd ub r n fu n h n h r u d on r u nd
mod h m v nd h v b n gn f n for wh h y d u n o
o h nk v n mor h n wh h y d u o h nk
By pr dgm r h n m rf rr ng no u o o of
o nf d n n on o r n o h r r u d o n r u o r mo d o r on o r
n o h rg n r o no f h o r h p o ro n or h o h r d o f Ch n
nd W rn ho r hp wou db m k o n r pr h urr n
r n Ch n ud gn ng h d m o f h od rg nr
o n r r h o r o u rr ng on y n Ch n n d g n n g h d f
of M rx h o r h pb y m h n h o r h p Wh r w ob od o f
d d fn d hm v o mu h n rm of h o hr r n h r
on hou d r u o h n d o r o n d r bo h A r u p rd gm
r n d o b o mpr h nd d n rm o f h n rd p nd n nd
h r d u mp o n o fb oh g n r o n n d bo h d
MULTPLEPARADOXE
b v bov h umu v w gh of dmon r d
mp r p r do x h h b ro ug h ou rf d p r d g m u mp
on o h v rg of o p P r dox r o b m u n ou y
r u ph n om n h o ur x n g um p on k o b o n rd o ry
T h y hr for h ng ho ump on f r w h r p o h
mp r v d y of on o r h o h r p r of h p r d ox g w h
r p h r o h f o f omm r on or of nond v opm n
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Hu ng / P A RA DG MA T CCR 3 0 9
On d p r v h y h ng h o ump on by u on ng
pr um d u onn on b w n w opro u h omm r
c o n nd o m o h r p h nom n on h c on r d c d b y no n
d v opm n mod rn or p d v opm n Th why h
o nu rr n o fv go ro u n d pr o r d o mm r o nw h h
p r n of u b n v f rm ng n h M ng n dQ ng p p r
p r dox from h p r p v o fbo h n p n p m n d r y
m od r n Ch n n d bo h n u r o no my n d r d o n C h n
h n g h u n po k np r um p on h r d b y o f h m h
o mm r o n wo u d of n y b r ng m od r n d v o pm n
T h o n r d on b w n h d m on r d m pr p r dox
n d h ump o n h y h ng h ow v r h v no u u y b n
p d ou xp y n h r u r ho r d ono n orm y d u
m p u mp o n n d o m w ho w ou d n o do ub h v h ou gh
h p o n o o ob v ou f o r d u o n T hu f u n p ok n h o n
r d d ump o n h v o n nu d o w d o n d r b nf u n
v n wh n m n y f u n y b ou h m A m o r p ur po o f h
r o n v n or y n umb r of d mo n r d m p r p r do x
n db rn go u h u np ok n um p on h h y o n r d
COMMERCALZAT ONW THOUTDEVELOPMENT
THEEMPRCALPARADOX
T h r n no wb n o do ub bo u h v ry u b n o mm r
on h ook p n h M ng nd Qng n h p of h f v
n u r b w n b ou 1 35 0 nd 1850 mo C hn p n
ook o w r n g o o n o h Th bou h b gg p r o f h
o ry of o mm r o n h d v o pm n o f o o n o no my
w h rg n r nd n r r gon r d T rff n o o ngood
n u rn m n mor x n v omm r on of gr n w h r d ng
b w n h o o n u rp u n d gr n u rp u r g on n d h o o n
u rp u n d gr n u rp u p n h ou h o d W h h d v o pm n
m h r of mu ud o f omm r own n d p y
n h Y ng d fo r h p ro n g nd r d n go f o o n n dg r n
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w ou d b m py w ro ng o o n n u o p u r M n g Qn g Ch n
pr o mm r W u C h ng m ng 1 9 8 5
Y w o know h ub n v p n f rm ng pr d
h ro ug ho u h f v n u r o f vg or ou o mm r o n T h r
m y b d g r m n b ou w h h r p ro du o n k p u p w h r ur
p op u o n n r P r kn 1 96 9 o rf b h nd H o 19 59 E v n
1 973 b u h r n b no r gum n b ou h f h h oun ry d
n o u nd r go n g n y h ng k r n f or m v d v o p m n
o ng h m n h r n b no doub n ow b ou h pr d
of p k o r on of wg bor Th r w r rg
n um b r o f r ur f r mw or k r b o h o n g r m n d h o r r m T h r
w o h oo n n go f nd r n r on w h o d rform o f
h r r op pn gg v ng w y o f x d r n n dr n n k nd o h r n
u h h n g o ff r d d o n o nf rm o no f h n r d o mm r
on o f h r u r o no my L W n h W J n yu n d Jn g
J u n n 1 98 3
Y w o know h h r w rg p produ
on n g r u u r Mo gr u u r bor r w r h r d by p n
f rm k ng o u pp m n h r f m y b or n r of Ch n
p y h mo h gh y omm r d on m p n f rm
n g on n u d o pr d om n M or o vr h f w r g f rm h
mp oy d h r d b or d d no h v u b n y d ff r n y d p r
mu f ro m h m f r m H u n g 1 9 8 5 1 9 90
W h v n h or h p r d ox o n ur r n o f v go ro u o m
m r on nd ub n v p n f rm ng Th hrow n o
u on bo h h M r x nd m h n mod ump o nof
n ry o nn on b w n omm r on n dmod m dv
opm n T ho mod w r b d m n yon h x p o n mp r
x p r n o f En g n d n m o o f h r o f h w o r d mo d m
d v o pm n o ny m w h h on un u r of o h r n d n g
v d rh p w h omm r on n d m mu h r
h n n E n g n d Th b r d mo d o f p ur m r k d r v n d v
o pm n b d on h En g h x p r n h r vd u f u pu rp o
n h on r u o n of h or yfor n o on om bu hou d
no b onfu d w h h or r y n h r of h w or d
L n k d o h d o f m rk d r v n mo d m o n om d v o p m n
h ump o n h wou d of n y o m w h bo h gr ow h
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n o u pu n d d v o pm n n b or p ro du v y T h w w h w
h p pn ng n m h n dM rx E n g nd n h r of h m h r fo r
r w n y d n o nb w n gr ow h n d d v opm n N h r
o w d fo r h p o b y o f ou p u g r ow h w h o u b or p ro du v
y d v o pm n
H ow v r p ho r hp h hown h h w p r y wh
w h p p n n g n M n g Q n g C h n O u p u g r o w h r u d f ro m
x p nd d u v d r g w h h m gh h v go n up fo ur m
o r u d fr om h gh r y d p r u v d mu h ro ug h n r d
f r u n y o f r op p ng p r u v d m u n d fo r o m r o p o
n r d f r r n d b or n pu p r o wn mu P r kn 1 96 9 Y
n oo n h b n b o do u mn n r d pr odu v y p r wo rk dy
o ppo d o p run r d p h p r n ffor o f n p n
p m ho r o d mon r onom d v o pm n O ny n d
p ro du v y w n u p r g y fr om h n r d p p o no f b or
R u rn p r w or kd y r m n d b y m y o w p n v ng n
d rd r m nd b r ub n v nd h m or y of h
C h n p op u o n r m n d d o f o od p ro du o n
Th d n on b w n g row h n dd v opm n ru y m
p or n f o r o mp r h nd n g Ch n r ur o o no m h o ry T h
b n o f b or pr od u v y d v o pm n d p dr m o up u
g r ow h w h o nd mn d h m o r y of h C hn po pu o n o
u b n v f oo d pr od u o n d ow n n o h 1 98 0 P r k n n d
Yu u f 1 98 4 B y o n r d r m b or p ro du v y d v o pm n
n h U n d for x mp wh n b 4% of h p opu on
o up py fo od o h r L bo rp ro du v y d v o pm n h
or o f h m n n g o fm od m d v o pm n n d d d n o h p p n n
M ng Q ng Chn
An o h rr d um p on h r d b y m h n d M rx h
mo d rn o no m d v o pm n w ou d o m n n g o h r n
p ro n vo v ng bo h n du r n d gr u ur d v o pm n n d
b oh ur bn n d ru r m od r n o n On g n h w w h w
h p p n ng n h r o n m po r ry E ng n d N h r o n o n d r d h
p o b y of ur bn n du r o nw h ou r ur d v o pm n
Bu n du r on w hou r ur d v o pm n w pr y wh
h pp n d n Ch n fr om h n n n h n ury on T hr n b
no do ub n ow b ou h u b n n du r d v o pm n h o ok
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p n Ch n h n T h m oun o f p n v d n mo dm
m h n p ow r d n du r y m n ng n d r n po r gr w r o fw
o vr 10 %p r y r b g nn ng n h 1 89 0 f o wh h h m od m
k h n gh T n n W u x Q n gd o H n k ou n d Gu n g ho u
b or o n y pr w n T h r w o h v go ro u d v o pm n
of m r own p y n h Y ng d Th r w ub n
g ro w h v n n h n d r f w o r k ho p p ro du o n n h o wn 6
T h d v opm n ook p n h on x o f gr y r d
omm r on Th rg p r of h ory o dby h b r kng
pr o f h o d h r w y o mb n o no f o o n u v o n y rn
p nn ng n d o h w v n g by h p n h ou h o d M h n p un
y rn f r f or gn nd h n o dom m v y d p d h o d
h nd pun y rn P n g row r m o h r o on o b m h n
p un n dp n w v r o pu r h m h n p un y rn fo rh n d
w v ng Th r u w v y n r d r d ng n h oun ry d
W u Chng m ng 1 9 8 4 Xu Xnw u 1 9 9 0 Hu ng 1 9 9 0
Y h m m w o know h h nw p or
of h o no my n v r o un d f o r mo r h n 1 0% o f o o u pu n
C hn T h r w o o n d r b d r up o nof h r d o n h n d
r f mo p y o o n y rn p nn ng d ng for x mp o
h d n nd v n o mp o p of num rou own n h
Y ng d Mo mpor n p n n om r m n d h b r
m r g n o f ub n v n h r ou gh h r v y p ro p r ou 1 9 20
n d h n o o k u rn fo r h w or w h h d p r o n Th m o r y
o fC hn r ur p opu o nr m n d d o h n d n g g d n
b r ub n f oo dp ro du o n Th o no m d v o pm n h
oo kp o u rr d m n y n h T h o un ry d r m n d
u n d r d v o p d 7
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How do w d w h h d mon r d pr dox r W
n o f our on n u o n on on or h o h r mod
o h d r g r d of h mp r p r do x bo v O n r o r o f h
p h b n o ry o r gu w y h o nr v n ng d of h p r d ox
w h o un r f u r on ng Th u Ch n n p n p
ho r m n n d h f W rn m pr m h dn o n rud d n o
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C h n h p prou of h M n g nd Qn gwou dh v d o
r n fo rm v p d v o pm n f or bo h o wn n d o un r y d
n h w y h f h r nform v p d v opm n dd no
o u rdo no m r Th v d y of h h or h m
m n n d by r ng h hou dh v d p on r vn ng
h or r y
n h m w y n o m h n Am r n ho r rgu xp y
or m p y h f h r h d no b n w r nd r vo u on h m rk
dr v nd v opm n of rur Ch n n h f r d d of h w n h
n u ry w ou d h v d o r n f or m v r ur m od r n o n My r
19 70 R w k 1 989 B rn d 19 89 n h w y h h or f h
ru r C h n d d no m od r n do n o m r T h or y m n n d
h xp n o fh o ry
Th m k nd of r gum n h b n u d w h r p o h ff
of W rn nf un Thu h po v f f of h nf un r
xp n d w y by Ch n h o r w h h rgum n h f h r
h d no b n mp r m h r wou d hv b n mor d v o p
m n 8 By h m ok n h n g v f f of W rn nf un
r xp n d w y by n o m h n W m ho r w h h r gu
m n h f h r h d b n mor W rn n fu n h r w ou d no
h v b n u h p r n r ur p ov r y or h f h r h d no b n
W r n nf u n h r w ou d h v b n mo r po v ry H ou
1 9 65 E v n 1 9 7 3 Dm b rg r 1 9 75
u h r o n o f n o m w h w oo h r k nd o f r o n ng O n
n n h f ud m or r d on mu g v w y o m rk dr v n
p m or mod rn on E vn f d dn o do o h or y
h ou d h v o r wo ud h v v n u y T h o h r m n n h g v n
h pr n of on m n o mm r on h r of h o m
po un d p m or mo d md v o pm n mu h v b n pr n f
w n o wou dh v b n v n u y C r y u h r gum n n
dd o n o b ng oun r f u r o og nd rdu o n On
n on n n v b un n r p h of h or d v opm n T h
o h r r du o mp x p h no mn o n g o mp on n p r
h w n d o do n d o r w h h mp r p rdox
nd k h or on r u p b of xp n ng h m r h r h n
n o n rg un g w y on o r h o h r d h o r y n u ry h ou d
p ro d fr om h o ry o h o ry r h r h n r n g w h h o rv n d
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f or ng h ory o f m o v b hnd h o n p u
r k mpo d by h w o mod nd h r hr d
u m p o n
NVOLUTONAND NVOLUTONARYCOMMERCALZATON
L m n du g b r f y n d u o n of my o wn w or k n o r d r o
u r h ppro h w h o dvo h r C on r d o ry v d n
h d d m f r n my 1985 book o on yn r ppro h
h mph d h p r v d y of bo h g nr on o f h o r hp
nd bo h mod w on y n my 1990 book h gr p d
r y ho w mp r p r do x h n g d h u n po k n um p
o n h r d b yb o hg n r o n n d mo d T h d n u rn o h
u on H ow mgh w oun f or p r do x r u h
h on urr n of v gor ou omm r on n d ub n v
f r m n g A n d g ro w h w h o u d v o pm n A nd u rb n n d u r
o n n d r ur u nd r d v o p m n
T h p pro h d m n h nd o r h n k h v r ypro of
omm r on f W u om r y u m h rur omm r
o n p o wr d by h pr of m x m n g v o f n r pr
n gf rm r T h w h x pr n o f m h n dM r x En g nd
Ch n w um h ou dh v b n n od ff r n h n h r h
by h o r o f bo h h m h n n dM r x p r u o n fo rr h
p n who m d good B u n Q ng Ch n ur n ou h w
on y m p r o f h o ry T h r g r o ry w o d by po pu o n
pr ur on h nd h rnk ng frm drov p n o p
n vo u on o r n n f on of b or n pu p r un r h o o f
d m n h ng m rg n r u rn p r w or kd y n h Y n g d h
n vo u o n o ok p r n p y h f or m of o m m r d r o p p ro du
on p y of o o n nd h d n produ o n h m w h
p rm d n r d b or n pu n d xp nd d o o u pu v u
p r un r v v mp g r n produ on b u on y h xp n
of d r d r u rn p r workd y w r gy of u rv v g n
popu on pr ur mor h n of p pr of m x m n g n d
r u d n p umu on u h n vo u on ry omm r
o n p ow r d p r m r y by p op u o n pr u r n d o b
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d ngu h d from h r n form v omm r on h nd n
m o d rn d v o pm n 9
nv ou o n ry o mm r o n ou d no n h m n h g h r
h ou h o d n o m h ro ug h fu r m p oy m n o f h h o u h o d
v b p ro du v b or o ud v n m n h g h r n om p r
b or r o n p r n nu m b h r ou gh m p oy m n f o r r g r n um b r
o f d y p r y r B u d d no m n n r d pr od u v y o r r u rn
p r w or kd y w h h g n r y o m w h m o r f f n b or o rg
n on hno og dv n or mor p nv m n p r
b or r n vo u o n n o h r w or d x p n h p r d o x of gr ow h
w h o u d v o p m n
Un k d v o pm n nvo u on nd o b m d n h w y o f
p ro du v x pn o n m d by h n umb r of d d o n d y n y
b o r r o u d ph y y w or k n y r w h r m pr ov d p ro du v
y pr b or r hrough p on n r d p npu p r
un bor do no f h m on r n Mo rov r h mor
nvo u d produ on b o m h m or d ff u n d o b o k
bo r ou n d pu r u h p h o f n r n g pr od u v y p r b or r
hr ough p on T h d p d b or wou dh v o f nd r
n v m po ym n
h ou db r h v n w hou o h r r n for m v h ng
n vo u on ry o mm r on o ud non h b o m h b
fo r ub n m rk n d ow nd v o pm n o u r r d n Mn g
Q ng C h n n v o u d p n p r od u o n o f o o n n d k p ro v d d
h b for h xp nd d r d n ho ommod nd by x n
on o n gr n T h r d nd h p ro ng of h o ommod
b m h b k bo n of h n w o wn h n u rn p ro vd d h
o n x f or n w u u r d v o pm n T hr ou gh h ow v r
ub n v p n produ o np r d
T h x p n o n fo r h mp r p r do x w h w h h w b g n
n d o b f ou nd n o h r w or d n h v r y n u r of h p ro o f
omm r on f w n o do o mg n h omm r
o nmu d o p d v opm n Th r n b dff r n
f or m n d dyn m o f omm r o n wh h r u n d ff r n
k nd o f h ng n d of m n n n g h C h n xp r n mu
h v b n o r h ou d h v b n k E ng n d m y o n r n w
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n d o r fy u how dyn m nd o g w r d ff r n
p r od u n g r u h p p r p r d ox f ro m ou r En g n d d r v d
u m p o n
My ppro h o h u r d by mp r m m r n d
o f u mn g h r h h w or d m rk mu h v b n go od fo r h
Ch n o no my o r h mp r m o u do ny h v h d b n b d
r d o o ok wh u y h pp n d nd k oun of h
p r dox on ur rn of b nf n dd r ou ff T h
o mng of h W r u d n n n r n kng of h p n n v
fo r g n n d ur b n o r o f h o no my w h h n vo u d r u r
or n h n r n on d k onomy for x mp r v y
p n n v m h n d k w v ng w d on by Am r n n d
Fr n h f o r wh h m o d p nd on h r v y non p
n n v C hn k r ng n du r yfor h r k h r d Th C h
n f ur n u rn d p nd d on h p n vo u d p n h ou
ho d p ro du o n fo r h r u pp y of o o o n T h n r y m w
b d on h o wr u r nmu b rr y u v o no f h p n m n n d
h v n o w r r u rn k wo rm r n go fp n w om n n h
o o n n du r y m r o g p p d F or g n f o r un d r oo k
mo o f h r v y p n n v o hw v ng Ch n m
h r v y p h p yrn p nn ng n dCh n p n h
b or n n v ow r u rn o on u v on T hu w mp r m
Ch n n du r y n d p n n vo u o n n r n k d o f or m n g
y m
FORMCRO OCLALREEARCH
n rm of m hod m ro o r r h m p y h pfu
for ov r om ng x ng ump o n o ong r r h r r d
o m ro v o r un v n y x rm y d ff u o
r h n n o n o pp y oCh n mod nd ump on
d r v d from on own o n x D n v d n h m r o o
v o rb r h hnogr ph r u n df r hnd on w h
h u b how v r ow o n h po b y of d v op ng f
for h ub h d ff r n fr om on pr o n v d n o on W h
h om h p o b y for n vr n g h u u p mo og
p r no fpr o d n g fr om n u v ump o n o m p r ud y
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Th o p po r un y h n o p n d up f or p r v n g n d o n p u n g
mp r r h on rd our x ng ump on
L o ud r no h r u fu p pro h f or m r r on
M ro u d o f ng v r b o r m d of vr b dom
p rm u o r fund m n u on bou p r um d on n on
mong d ff r n v r b Lo ud on h o h r h nd g n r y
mp o x m n h o h ory o f g v n r h u ffor dng
h o pp or u n y o f d dr n g n n w w y h u o n of h ow
d ff rn f or r d o h oh r r hr h n um ng h r n
onn on h ob n d n on own o n x m u o h v o
u rr d n h o h r n mp n g o r h nk n u v ump o n
hv f ou nd h o r o n r u g n r d fr om no n W r n o
mor n r u v h n h W rn d r vd mod Thu m y
n o o n of n vo u o n h d r wn m u h fr om h h o r o f A V
C h yn ov n d C ffo rd G r b o hb d on m r o o u d o f
no nW r n o
F n y mp r p r dox m o m p r u r y u fu w y
o o n p u pr ob m f or ud y Ex n g on r u b oh n h r
r of d gr m n nd h r h r d ump on n h p u o
d n fy pr dox On r y dn f d h mu n o u v d y
f f pr u m d o b o n r d o ry fr om h n dp on o f x n g
mod h n op n up u on bou p r um d u onn on
F or x m p m gh n o h n u r of o mm r o nb d f f rn
f ro mw h w h d um d A nd m gh n o h u o fmo d m
d v opm n b o h r hn u omm r on u h u on
n n urn d u o onn on n o o h rw pp r n n d o h
n r on of n w h or h xp n h p r dox
OTHERPARADOXE
Wh fo o w r b ro d y k h d o b rv on o n wh m o
m o b v r o h r mp r p r dox h h v b n r v d by
p ho r h p w no mp o pr ov d ompr h n v urv y
of h r u r h h on r bu d o d mon r ng h p r dox
u w r f r on y owork h m pr u r y u r v A o
h d u o nw on n r m n yon h p r u r dr on of
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n u r yb n g d vo d h r T h m n un v od b y g h ng h
m ny v u b o n rb u on h o h r h v m d n r h ng fo r
n w p pr o h o br k o u o f h o nf n o f h o d mo d
EGMENTEDNATURALECONOMYANDNTEGRATEDMARKET
T hr h v b n m or f fo r o nbo h d of h o n n r n
y r o br ng h o n r n n d m h od o f m ro o no m o b r
o n Ch n h ory E r r ud h d b n m n ym r o o
n o m h n w p pr o h h v u db y u rn d h p o g h fr om
g ro n on o u pu o h n g d ub of mrk pr
n d n r pr / ho u h o d h o W u Ch n g m ng 1 9 8 4 1 98 5 C h n
C hu n h n g 1 9 84 W n g Y h h n 1 9 89 C h n g 1 9 9 0 1 o
Th n w r r h h u d d n d mon r ng o n d r b
mr k n g r o n n h M n g Qn g o no my T h r n o u o n
bou h x n of n on m rk n u h m or o mmod
r o on nd k M or n r rg on r d rou n b
r y d n f d nd h p prox m u n of r d m d
P r n d f f r n r g o n n b h ow n o h v m o v d y n hr on ou y
n h R pub n pr od h r r nd n r d nd
Ch n m rk m o b n k df ur h r o f or g n m rk
Y w o kn ow h h ro ug ho u h M ng n d Qn g m o
o o n y m n d o h p ro du o n w d o n n o n o wn w or k ho p b u
b y p n h o u h o d n o n un o n w h f r mn g X u Xn wu 1 9 90
1 98 1 M or o v r h b u k of p n p r od u o n o n n u d o g o
d r y o h ou h o d o n ump o n Th m o r n n d y m
u dy m h p n p ro du o nf or ho m o n um p on x
d d h f or h m rk 1 92 0 Wu Ch n gm ng 1 99 0
18 19 p m T h rur onomy n o h r word w n
ub n m ur n u r onomy
F or m rk mor ov r op r d un dr v r o n r n f r
from h d of h f r y omp v m rk L nd r n on
w r r r d by bo h u o m nd w r u r ng h f r r fu of
h n g hb or n dk n f rm ng d n p o n d h n d f n r gh
of r dmp o n n h of h v r yw d y u d pr of o nd
o n Y ng Guo h n 1988 L b or r n on m r y
r u r d p ron onn on nd n r m d r o f f h r by
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gr y m n g h p r h of h bor mrk n r v g
o n m on g k n n d n g hb or h r p r o n o r h ro ug h r d
o w r o f n b d on h p r n p of r p ro y n dgood
f ng r h r h n of n m p ron r d m r k And p n
b or ro w ng f ro m u ur r w p r d d o n h o g o f u r vv b or
row ng n ub n on omy n r r of 2% 3% m on h
mu h h gh r h n n y r d m r k b d on pr of o r n d n r
p r o u db r F X o o n g 1 93 9 H u ng 1 9 90
Now w n o f our f on mor n o h o d r p N o m h n
ho r w ou d n h g v n h m n of y nhr on y n h
p r o f om o mmo d h r o f h o mpo un dmu f o ow
f v d n y h p rf y omp v x book y f or mr
k op r d n Ch n p n onomy no h n h ydo n
dv n d p onom nd h p n h o no h n
p n rpr nur ho k o m x m prof n h
m rk F or o m h r d u o n r o nn gw ou d d fu r hr o h
o og o n u o n h r n fo rm v m od r n o no f h o un
r y d m u r u fr om u h m r k d v o p mn T h h o r f
h d dno d o n o o n r d h h ory or dng o h oun r
f u r gum n n wou d hv oon r or r f w r nd
r v o u o n h d no n r ru p d h p ro
T h n u r o no my h o r o n h o h r h nd w ou d n h
f u d o no my n o n y b n u r o no my U nd r n or m h o r
progr on p m n d omp y n g r d m rk m gh h v
d v op d bu h po b y w p r u d dby h nf u n o f
m p r m w h h o nd w h Ch n f ud f or o bo k h
p ro Th u on wou dh v b n d ff r n f on y h W h d
n o n r ud d An d o w w ou d h v r p o f h o d d o og
rgumn
T h o mb n ng of h p rf f o rm rk m od n d h n ur
o n o my m od n o d u o no my H ou 1 9 6 3 M ur ph y 1 9 7 7
d o o d v n o u ru nd r n dn g fo rw k no wb yo nd u o n
h o n r onn on b w n h wo h mo obv ou x mp
b n g h o on x onomy wh h f f d m o v ry p n
wo ud b m py wr on g o p u r w o p r o no m
Non o f h hr mo d d u for o n p u ng how
m rk d d or d d no w or k n Ch n r n n ur O n h
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ub on o mu h n Ch n o onom h ory w r
f d w h on p u m p h p r nd pr of h u rr n
r d gm r A u fu f r p for br k n gou o f h mp
w ou d b o pp ro h h u o nb y nv r n g h p h b o fgo ng
fr om h o ry o f n dp ro d ng n d fr om h mp r v
d n G v n h p r d ox of g mn d n u r o no my n d n
n g r d m rk how do w x p n h mu n ou p r n nd
on g p r n o f bo h A nd h o w do w x p n h p r d ox o f
n g r d m rk w h ou r n fo rm v m od m d v op mn M y
ugg on h h r n b d ff r n dyn m for o mm r on
h pr odu d ff r n o n u n m gh b o n b g nn ng n
o f h nk ng h n b x nd d o o h u on of how h m r k
d d or d dno o p r n or dn w h our x ng h m On
p r u r y pr om n g u b o f n ur ym gh b h o mm r
f rm h ood h u n o nb w n h r d o n n dmod m
m r k y m T h y hou d u good d bou h ow h wo
y m o p r d n d ho w h y d d nd d d no n r p n r
THEEXPAN ONOFTHEPUBLCREALM
W THOUTTHEDEVELOPMENTOFC VCPOWER
A no h r m po r n r o fn w r r h by Q ng h o r n h
dmon r on of h pr d mo p y n h Y ng d of
m r h n o rg n o n o mmo no rg n o o n g n r y or gn d
hoo nd d m r ry nd d m o ph n hrop
o o n o p ro vd f or h d r y w do w o r or ph n h r b
gr n r o pro g n f mn nd h k T h m oun n g v
n on u hnon pub o on d ng om o x pr
m n w h H b r m 1 98 9 19 62 n o o n of h r o f p ub
p h r n r ymod m Eur op o h r r h d v opm n
of h M ng r y Qng 1 Th p r m obv ou n d r k ng
T h b or ro w ng o f H b rm r m n d h m h ow v r n r ry
un n nd d o og nd rdu o n mp on n h on x
o fW r nEu ro p n h o r y H b rm u dy of h r o f h p ub
ph r n m oun o u dy of h r oo o fd mo r y n do f
ub u n d g n r o n or ru u r r n fo rm o n H k ng
no u bou h d ff r n b w n pub nd p rv r m bu
r h r bou ho wo r m n h on x of n oh r ux p o on
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Hu ng / P AR A DG MA T CCR 3 2 1
h v ru v o y For hm h wo p r of on p
n rp n r nd d h mu n ou u o f h m h g v h
w or k n y p ow r F ro m h n dp on o f h r o o o f d mo
r y w n o m r y h x p n on of h p ub r m o f f h
w ru bu r h r xp n on n h o n x of h r on of
v p ow r g n pow r n u h o n x h w n d o
un dr n dH b rm r f r n o h p ub ph r o f v o
y H b r m 1 98 9 1 96 2
Mod rn urb n o y h w n d h dy x pn o nof h
pub r m of f bu n o w y w h h r o nof v pow r
g n h n f w m gh u fu y hnk of h pub r m
n r on d ov rby h mod m nd v o y n
d mo r o v o y r f u f u y ov r h
pub ph r n n on d mo r o how v r h r v r w
h On n d on y h nk of h omp dom n o n by h
p o r vo u on ry Ch n of h p ub r m of f
F ro m u h p o n o f v w w h p o gn n b ou H b r m
o n p h ym gh b p p d o Ch n h d o on r h r
h n o on b w n h xp n on of h p ub r m of f nd
h r on of v pow r g n h Th r w xp n on of
h pub w pr v r m of f w h own dv opm n
n d h b r k do wn o f v g o mm un p r n n n u rb n n v r on
m n o b u r W n d o ny h nk of h d f fr n n h d y
v o fv g nd own r d n o o n r our w h
f m y k n n df o w v g r b u b yo nd oppo d o
o n d r b y mo r p r v y f ro m f m y n d n g hb or o r h
po n for u h b u mor o on w ho h r ou d h
m m d n g h bo rh oo d B u n C h n h o wn d d no n d
o u d of h pow rof h n n ry h m w y n h
m d v n d r y m o d rn W A nd o w n d v o pm n d d n o
rry w h n r y h m m p on o fd v opm n o f v
p o p ow r n C h n b w n 1 6 00 /1 70 0 n d 18 40 /1 89 5 m
o m h r w f r m oun o fd v opm n o f v p ub o
on b u n h w yof r on of v pow r g n h
T ho wo ph nom n w r n r n k d n h W bu h y w r
d oc d n C h n T h p r dox of h x p n on of h p ub c r m
w h ou h r on of cv c pow r g n h h n r h
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u o n Ho w w r h d y n m d r v ng h d v o p m n o f pu b
o on n M ng Q ng Ch n n d n h r y mod m W m r
n d y d f f r n
LEGALFORMALMW THOUTLBERALM
Ano hr ub of urr n n r n h U n d h udy
o fC hn g h o ry A n od r g n r o n h d b n m pr d by
h k of u d u on om y nd n dv du v r g h n C hn
g y m Jud u hor y w p r of d mn r v u hor y
n d w w pr d om n n y p n n n n f or h p ur po o fm n
n ng d o og y nd h p pr ov d o o rd r T h r w
o r no d v o p m n o f v w C h u 1 96 1 V n d r p r n k 1 97 7
1 96 2 B od d n d Mo rr 1 96 7 Th mp h k h g n r
h o r hp on Ch n of h m w on h d f fr n b w n
m p r C h n n d h m od m W
Th n m g n r on of r r h h mph d h f orm /
r on p of Ch n g r d on Th w n f d dno
o r o r b r ry pu n hm n n d or ur b u o p r d b y o n n
ru of v dn work d u w v nby pr n d y nd rd
o f u And d w h v m r n y m nd r o n
w y B ux b um 1 9 7 1 C on n r 1 9 7 9 A f or d 1 9 84 T h h o r h p
of our h r n p d or ook p h m m h r y
mod rn Ch n r r h n dp r d h r nd n y or dr
h u nb n d m ph o f h p r d n g g n r o n
Th d ff r n n y on r u mp oy d by h wo g n r o n
o rr p o nd o M x W b r d h o o my o f n r u m n o r kh d w
nd form or r o n w W b r 19 54 n on w h n r u
m n of h nd ub o h wh m of h ru r n h o h r
b d on b r form y od f d pr n p wh h n urn
g v r o p on nd rd on n d ud u onomy
h r r h W b r u d w h mod mr o n m
Th d ff rn b w n h wo pr p v r r yr f d
n h w or k of o m p r v w h o r R ob r o U ng r 1 9 76 n d
h o n g r m o f b y W m A fo rd 1 9 86 F or U ng r C h n
prov d d h fo p r x n of g r d o n w hou h
nd n h g v r o mod m b r w nd pro on for
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h v r g h o f h n d vd u F or A fo rd o n h o h r h n d U ng r
v w of Ch n w rry h u u r bound r ror o f h r r
g n r o n w or k
B o hv w m o m v d n p r T h r n b no d ny ng h
mp r C h n w w h gh yform d nd u h o y
m nd r v y u onomou w form n ho n
Y h r n o b no dny ng h mp r Ch n w r m nd
ub o dm n r v n rf r n p y by h p r on of h
m p ro r fo r x mp K uh n 19 90 n d h u n R p ub n
m nd h nf u n of h mod mW g v r o n h
w y of b r mp u o wr d h p ro o no f nd v du r gh
Form m nd b r m my hv b o m o d n h r y
m od r n n d mo d m W B u h y w r n o n M n g Qn g Ch n
L n b g n d f h d of h u k on y o r h
v w h m or ur or m por n on Th d b wo ud n
h nd b o m m r o h rgum n o vr wh h r mp r
C h n w r d o n o r r y mod m f ud o r n p n p
H r g n h p o r wou d m o b w h h m pr
p r do x of fo rm m w h o u b r m
W n d o f nd ou u wh h m n n pr p y w h
r p o v u 2 Th r w no r p r on b w n
r m n nd v w n h Q ng o b u r Th m n h b n
of r yd n d nd u onomou r m of v u x
n mod m b r w Y h Q ng od rr d on d r b
n umb r of p f form p rov o n w h r p o v m r
k n h r n nd u on m rr g n dd vor buy ng n d
n g n d n d r d n dd b M v n umb r o f r o rd o f
h Q n g n d R pu b n p r o d h v n ow b o m v b T h
m ro o v dn on n d n ho r o rd p rm u o xp or
n umb r of u o n n d F ro m h p on o f v w of h
m g r for x mp u h ow mu h of h n o nw k n up
by v To wh x n d d h form y ord ng o
h r of h w nd o wh x n rb r r y ord ng o p ron
ud gm n A nd f r o m h p o n o f v w o f h o mm on fo k o w h
x n n dfo rw h p ur po d d h y r o r o g o n Ju h ow d d
h o ur y m n d ommun y m d on n r r n h
m n of v d pu An w r o u h u on m gh g v u
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frm rb on wh h o n y h d ff r n nd m r of h
Ch n nd W r n g r d on
TRUCTUREANDAGENCYNTHE CHNEE REVOLUTON
P ho r h p on h C h n R vo u on h b n d vd d m ny
o vr h u on of h r on h pb w n r u ur nd g n y n
h r v o u on T h o r h od ox C h n M r x v w r g h f or w rd
n ou gh L on g r m r u u r h n g b r ou gh n r d n o n
b w n mo p y nd ord n d n n nd h Ch
n C om mu n P r y w h o rg n n g g n o f h x po d
p n ru u r h n g nd hum n g ny wr un d n ng
m o v m n o f Co mm un d r v o u o n M o 1 97 2 1 92 7
1 97 2 1 9 39 Z h n g Yo uy 1 95 7 L W n h 1 9 57
Th v w of h r v ou o n b k d by h C h n ho r h p
on o ng r m o onom h ng T h f ud m hoo w
h v n m ph d h n r y of n dord n n o nf und r
u d r on o fprodu on m p r m n h v w ggr v d
ho on rd on h rby ng h g for h n f ud
nd n m pr r vo u on Th n p n p m h oo
ho ugh r d n d how mp r m ob r u d h f u d v
opm n of h r r prou o f p m r h d h m o n u
on b o u h r u u r b k gr ou nd o f h r v o u o n T h o n n u d
pr dom n n o f h o r on o f h f ud n ur onomy
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1950 h m o d o o g nd o n rv v ho r v n m n
n d h h r v ou o nw r y h w ork of on p r or
m n or y o n ro d n d m n pu d b yM o o w M h n d T y or
195 6 Ev n u y h on r v v m n r m v w m o m ph
p r y or g n o n h r u f or d rv ng h r v ou o n
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p ro pg nd w h r y m r d w h f f v o rg n n g wo rk
o f h h g h y m n pu v C h n C om mu n P r y
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T h v w o o b k d by h o r h po n on g r m o o no m
h ng T h gn n r d o n C hn on r u no d r r
mp h h r o o fp op u o n pr ur h o ur o fmo dm
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m n ff of h m r k From h r po n of v w h
r v o u on p ro gr m o f h C h n C om mu n P r y w n b r r o n
r un n ng o n r r y o r u u r n d n p op u o n pr u r w ou d
f or b r h o n r o n d o h r r f o rm n d m rk d r v n d v o p
m n fo r p m n o fo rr v ou o n
T hr r y gr n of ru h nbo h of h of v w F w
w ou d d n y h h C h n C om mu n m ov m n n o y dm u h
gr r p op u r u p po r h n d d h G u om n d ng n d h u h
uppor m d r d ff r n n h o u o m of h v w r m o
p y n r g ph on h Nor hCh n p n Y h
m m h r n b no d ny ng h ron gy o np r or m n
y n d wo rk y o f h L n n C om mun P r y p ro o n
of m n no w h nd ng P n n po 1949 Ch n r m n
n m ny r p h o b of p ry m npu on r h r h n h
up po d m r o f h r v o u o nm d n h r n m
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om w h h n r r vo u on r gum n g d n 1971
w h n r g um n o n h m po r n o f p r y or g n n g w ou d r ry
w h h w ho on r v v h m of h ng g H ofh n 197 7
E v n h o w ho r fu y v o d d h d o og d b f oun d h m
v u nd r k by h m o f r v n y o mm d T hu w J oh n
F r b n k k d b y R mo n My r n d Th om M g r f or p ro p
g n g r vo u on p r dgm w ho d o og p r p v o n
d ng w h B n g h o ro gr p h p r p v p r vn d m n y
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C h n g ov r nm n M y r n d M g r 1 9 80 8 8
Mo ho r n h f d h v n o found h rgum n o f h r
of h wo h gh y d oog on r u p r u v M ny y ng
rof u h rgum n h v u y h m v h d ff u k
o fg n r n g h k n d of m p r v d n h w ou d m k po
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h ng g o fo o w Th b g r u ur nd n y h ump o u
u f rom h J ngn n r n h n ury f r h T p n gR b on
w nd ord w k nng u d by gr r n r fr n n
r d x o n n d n on x p n d ng r n L n d or d m m gh n o
h v b n d r oy dby v o r vo u on by n n p n
h nd rd r vo u on ry mod r m gh h v nd d m py
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v o u on ry on n h ow r Yng r g o n B rn hrd
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b w n ru u r n d g n y om h ng o h r h n omp y
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u h o n r v v v w of p r y w h ou p op u r u ppo r n d h
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n d u h ow dd ru u r nd g n y n rr
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dv n o v r h p pr u mp o n of o mp on n y or o
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n o f or go n o n u o n n E b h P r ry 1 98 0 u dy of h
C om mu n mo vm n n h H u b r fo r x mp o ng r m
o o g n b y n d Co mmu n o rg n n g r h o wn o m
n mp or r y n bu o nC omm un w n gn o dr w on
o mmu n y f d f n o r g n o n fo r up po r n J m o
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w h o rg n on h ory n p r b u of h m on of h
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p n d wh n h r v ou o n ry mo vm n u y m r u r o y 3
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h m of h ng h C hn C ommun P r y h o rg n d g n
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o f h ong rm r u ur nd n n Ch n o y Th p r y
o rg n o n n y o f h r v o u on o n h o h r h n d h
po r vo u on ry n o gu n h gory o r n m 4 n h
on r u h p r y ru by o r n o nro of h p op
nd o y r o ppo d nd p m no o m h ou d
h v b n h ou om of h ru ur nd n n Ch n o y
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o v o w n r h p of h m n o f pr od u o n w ou d o v r om h
w k n o f m p n p ro du o n nd po w r o no m m od
rn on bu w hou h n u nh rn n p d v op
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v o wn r h p wo ud u ff r fr om h b n o f n n v h
o pr n n o no my b d on pr v o wn r h p n df r m r k
r n p C n r d p n nn g mo r ov r w ou d br ng x v
bur u r on ro nd h o on omy wou d b om m r d
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r dn n o m h n h v n n h r f or m o nf rm o no f h r
h r h d f h F or h m C hn r o r o m rk m h n m g
h o p o f o m nd h r umph of p m Th
r form m n h h C hn onomy h f n y b n b k o n
p ro p r ou r o f m rk dr v n d v op mn f r d d o f
b rr n o r vo u on f prob m r m n on yb u h
r fo rm h v n o g on f r n ou gh h v n g f d o m p m n o m
p p rv o no fo wn r h p n d o d o n ro o f pr
p m
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h r f u y u mp o n A w h p r r vo u o n ry ud w h w
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h f or g ro un do fd b h b n o u p d by h d ff r n b w n
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h wo mod h gr r nf un h b n w d d by h r
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nd n o n h g h y n vo u d f r m n g n w h h y d p r u n r
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d ou b ng o f h r u r p o pu o n T h r u w o w r r u rn p r
w or k d y o r n o h r w o rd h p r d o x of o u p u g ro w h w h o u
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p rod mor ov r w d d by po y F rom h po n
o fv w d dd b or n pu n b or b un dn C h n w h p r h n
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n d br g d p ro du o n u mp d b o u 2 5 fo d n h d d b w n
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p op u o n Z h on gg uo o ng n n n 1 9 9 0 3 33 3 3 5 5 6 5 7 2 5 8
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n o f x p nd d p ro du v y n d r u rn p r w o rk d y n d u b n
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T h f h r op ou pu v d off f r n n pur hou dn o
o n hn d gh b ur pr n g Af r n h gh d n y n v ou d
p n onomy u h Ch n un r y d h d r d yb n
p u h d o v ry h gh v M or o v r x p fo rg r r u o f
h m f r r m d p o b by h om ng of g o f Ch n
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w r m p oy d o f f f rm Z h on gg uo o n g n n n 1 9 9 0 4 00 f
3 29 w h h n u r n p r m d h r m ov o f ov r r ow d d b o r or
d n vo u o n n r op p ro du o n n o m r o f Ch n f o r h f r
m n n u r B y r du n g h n um b r of w or k r h r n g n
r v y f x d p d n vo u o n br ou gh n r d n o m p r wo rk
d y n r o pp ro du o n T h o up d w h n o m f ro m h n w
n du r nd d n r d h f r rr ng of gnu n dv op
m n n d r v p ro p r y n mn y r of h C h n oun ry d
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x u o n of o h r po b h o b ur d n o h r d mn o n of
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om n ord n w h h r h pr d o n of h p m or h
o m mo d n o o m m ng y p r do x o mb n o n of h
wo Y w p r y h rur o v n rpr own dby
own h p n dv g y op r n g n m rk d n vronm n
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n o o u pu v u b y r o o f w o o o n Z h on gg uo n on gy
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M A RK E T Z AT O N W T HO UT CV L O CE Y
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on om n r of v o on T ho d v opm n h v d
om ho r o m poy h o n p of v o y o h r r
o po h ng und r h r f orm g W hy 19 90
on p h u f u y k u on bo u h n ur o fpow r r
o n b w n nd o y n dr pr n n dv n ov r h
o d o r n m m od w h h m p y o ok fo rg r n d o mp
d om n n o f o y
How vr k h gory pub ph r u d w h r p o r y
n dm dQ ng Ch n v o y oo h h po n p f of
d ng u n o for d u on b w n h W rn n dC hn
x pr n n h r y mo dr n h o ry of W r nE ur op n d h
mo r r n h o ry of E r nE ur op d mo r d v o pm n
o u on omy fr om p ow r n d h v r g h o f nd v du
n p y omp n d h d v o pm n of fr m rk
C v o y p u h omp x of onn on E r y p
d v o pm n o ng w h h r o f v o o n u o no mo u fr om
p ow r n d h b g n nn g of d mo r y T h u o f h r m
w hou x p n on o Ch n d ff rn h rfor rr h
r k of u gg ng mp y h h m omp x o u rr d n Ch n
u h u gg o n wo u d of o u r b n p pr op r f or 1 98 0
C hn for h Q n g wou d x gg r h d mo r mp on
o f h p r dof mrk v nd v o on n h 1 980
n db y x n o n h v po w rb n oy d by h d mo n r o r
n T n n m n u r n h p rn go f1 98 9 An d w o ud r p h
p h b o f om o pro on o Ch n W rn d by h
r du o n nd o og r on ng h f on o r wo m n o f
om po un d w r p r n h n h n r o mp ou nd m u b o r w
oonb
On g n n d of r n gfr om W rn d rv d ump o n
w w ou d do b r o b g n w h h mp r p r do xo fm rk
on n d v o on w h ou d mo r d v opm n T h
m r k o n of 1 98 0 C h n w o f v r y d ff r n o r f ro m h
h or xp r n o f p onom nd h v o
o n w r m r y d rv n b y v ry d ff r n d y n m f ro m h o n
h W f h o d ff r n n b d n f d h y h ou dh p u
o o o mpr h nd h p o b y d ff r n o po mp on
h m rk on r r f or Ch n
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A N A L T E R NA T V E T O CA P A L M A N DO CA L M
On g n w n o f our on n u o n od y on on o r
h o h r mod o f m p p m or o m u n gon o r no h r
of h o d r du on o og or o un r f u rgum n
Th u h pr n of m rk uppo d o gn h m m nn
r rv o f o h r pr of h p m o mpound k p rv
o wn r h p n dd mo r y f h o o h r p r d on o fo o w h y
n v rh hou d From h r bu hor p o h oun r
f u on u on f on y h Ch n d r w r no o r u n
o b ndon o m for p m h d r d d v o pm n w ou d
b ur o fo o w
R o n r n Ch n o pp o d o r f or mh v mp oy d m r
o g o r h oppo on u on G v nm rk h r of h
und r b m n of p m mu r n y fo ow o n
u y p xp o on n d m r m nd o on Th r for
h n g r yof o m mu b r r d g n u h n p n
p m A for h b k n h r form h yd mon r no
h p r fo rm h d n o go n f r n ou gh bu h h y h d go n
oo f r f o ny h p n n d n d o v o no my h d no b n
o mp ro m d b y h r f or m h n g w ou d h v b n m u h b r
m o v u h r g um n b h n d Ru r C h n b f o r 1 95 0
w x n ur o fpr v o wn r h p n d m r k o no my b u
r m n d u nd rd v o p d w h h v m o r y of h p op u o n
d o u b n v fo od pr odu o n Fo rr ur C hn o r u rn
o d y o h p r 1 95 0 o no m o r g n o n wo ud p ro b b ym n
v n gr r pro b m h n h o f d r r Th p opu on w
rg nd h y d vn from mod m npu k h m
f r r r pump ng n d r or p ow ng h v r dy b n
m d d ff u o how h m r k ou dwor k uppo d
rn fo rm v m g g n u h od d
T h o v p pr o h o f h 1 95 0 h r ou gh h 1 97 0 h o u d
m r y b f b h n d Un dr h p pr o h o r op ou pu d d
n r d rm y b u pr od u v y n dr u r n p r wo rk d y g
n d Th m or y of h r ur p o p r m n d b r u b n
nd rd of v ng m k n od y o pr n h
pp ro h o r u r n o h p r 1 9 50 o no my
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Wh h n Th f r k of h o ry r r h n h r m
o m o x p n w hy h r ur o no my d v o p d o v g or ou y
n h 1 98 0 w h n u h d v o p m n h d u d d bo h h f r m r k
u m pr v p ro p r y r ur C h n o f 1 35 0 1 95 0 n d h p n n d
o v rur Ch n of h 1 95 0 o h 1 970 W h w bou
h p r do x m x ng of o v o wn r h p by v g n d ow n
h p w h m rk d o nomy h h p d o g n r dyn m
r ur ndu r on
Ch n r vo u o n ry h o ry d n v f or h v r y r g ro
p y d by h r v g n d ow n hp T h o w r h o o fC om mu
n o rg n n g n d r vo u o n r y po w r T hr ou gh o v o n n
h 1 950 v g nd own hp o b m h b un of
o wn r h p o f n d n d o h r m n o f pr od u o n T h p r m n n
nd b y of h r on u n p opu on w r n x n ur d by h
x r or d n ry p op u o n r g r o n po n fo r d f ro m h
1 95 0 on T h n h y r v d h b u n o fo rg n o nf or
m v ffor n w r o n ro p ub h h n d du on gr y
bor n g n h pro h r d mn r v pp r u A h
h ng g v h ommun ro n rur h ng h x p
on f ro m h n dp o n b o h of d v o p ng o u n r n d o
oun r F n y n h 1 980 und r h w n mu o f n r d
u on om y nd m rk n n v h y b m h p r m ry un f or
r ur ndu r on T h r ru ro n h r u n g d v opm n
r h u on H n mp r r y m rg d n Ch n h
r pr n n rn v p h o rur m od rn on h f n h r
o f h mp m od of o m or p m
Th urr n pr dgm r n Ch n h or ud p r
n dp r of w or dw d r n h o r und r nd ng h h
om w h h nd of h o d wr n d h o p of h r g d
oppo on b w n h p nd o d oog Th o n
un u r pr n u w h p oppor un y o b r k fr of h
on p u on r n of h p nd o o n n h o mmon r h
f or n w h o r o n p O ur f d h f or o o o n g bo rr ow d
n y on p n r y from W r nd rv d h m mp
n g n on w y o r n oh r o f or C hn h o ry n o h
mo d o f m h n d M rx O ur m no w ho ud b o b h h
h or u onomy of Ch n ud n o w h h x u v m n d
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o on of h o d n oog ud bu n r v w y h wou d
r h Ch n xp r n o h r of h wor d
NOTE
1 L h u 19 56 T h b mp r r r h o ng h n X uX nw u1 98 1 19 90
b gu n n h 1 9 50 w n o pu b h d un h 1 98 0
2 T h f r n d n y fo un d r ow n ng h v m n n W u Ch n gm n g 19 85 h o nd
n L Wn h 1983
3 T h o u n dn g x mp o f h n o f wo rk H oP ng u dy 1 95 9 w h h k
o d mon r M hu n p r u r b y prov dng d u d gu bou h h ng ng of
h C h n p op u o n n h M n g n dQ n g n h p o pu o n x p o o n of h 1 70 0 18 50
p r o d h n um b r of mo u h o f d o u r n g r u u r p ro du o n n d h b k gr ou nd f or
Ch n m od r n g r r n r
4 h B u n of Con r n dA n ho r 196 8 h o urn h w foun dd
pr y o h ng h b h d n rpr on p y h r by J m P k
1 96 9 n d h x h n g w h J o hn F r b n k 2 3 A p r J u y 1 9 70 1 5 1 7 0 C o h n 1 9 84 g v
d u on of bo h d nd p y r ong for n ro p v r m of h mp
r p on n d r d o n mo d rn y m o d o f F r b nk
5 C o mp r Z h n g Yo uy 1 9 57 n d L pp 1 97 4 w h H o P n g 1 95 9 n d E v n
1 97 3 h d b u mm r d n H u ng 1 98 5 14 18
6 T h b u dy o d o fC hn n du r