Politics In China

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Chapter I: The Study Of Chinese Politics -- The Setting Of Chinese Politics -- Issues In The History Of Chinese Communism -- Models For The Chinese Political System -- Diversity And Change In Chinese Politics -- Chapter Ii: The Origins Of The Communist Political System -- The Chinese Political Tradition -- The Revolutionary Setting -- Soviet Communism -- Ccp History -- Conclusion -- Chapter Iii: The Political Framework: Institutions And The Evolution Of Policy -- A. Political Institutions -- Constants Of Chinese Political Organization -- The Chinese Communist Party -- Prc State Structure -- Mass Organizations -- B. The Evolution Of Post-1949 Policy -- Reconstruction, 1949-1952 -- The First Five-year Plan, 1953-1957 -- The Great Leap Forward, 1957-1960 -- Retrenchment And Recovery, 1961-1965 -- The Cultural Revolution Decade, 1966-1976 -- Socialist Modernization And The Post-mao Period, 1976-1985 -- Chapter Iv: The Communist System: Ideology And Change -- Ideology And Mao Zedong Thought -- Structural Features Of Mao Zedong Thought -- Cyclical Change -- Secular Change -- Classifying The Chinese System -- Chapter V: Political Socialization And Communications -- Revolutionary Values And The Inherited Political Culture -- Agents Of Socialization -- Socialization And The Cultural Revolution -- Post-1976 Socialization Chapter Vi: Political Interest, Recruitment, And Conflict -- Popular Articulation Of Interests -- Political Recruitment -- Elite Conflict -- Chapter Vii: The Governmental Process -- Overview Of The Process -- Decision Makings -- Administration -- Rule Enforcement And Adjudication -- External Influences On The Process -- Conclusion -- Chapter Viii: From Maoism To Modernization: Socialism With Chinese Characteristics -- The Fate Of The Maoist Model -- Assessing The Revolutionary Era -- Emerging Issues -- Appendix A: Provincial-level Units -- 1. Area And Population -- 2. Selected Development Indicators, 1981 -- Appendix B: National Economic Indicators -- 1. General Indices And Rates Of Growth -- 2. Selected Annual Economic Indices -- 3. Selected International Comparisons -- Appendix C: Consumer And Welfare Indicators -- 1. General -- 2. Rural-urban Differences, 1978 And 1982 -- Appendix D: Foreign Trade -- 1. Growth, Balance, And Composition Of Trade -- 2. Selected Commodities -- 3. Trade With Selected Countries. James R. Townsend, Brantly Womack. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.