1st Edition

Competing Economic Paradigms in China The Co-Evolution of Economic Events, Economic Theory and Economics Education, 1976�2016

376 Pages

by Routledge

376 Pages

by Routledge

376 Pages

by Routledge

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When the Chinese economic reforms began in 1978, Marxist economics infused all the institutions of economic theory in China, from academic departments and economics journals to government departments and economic think tanks. By the year 2000, neoclassical economics dominated these institutions and organized most economic discussion. This book explains how and why neoclassical economic theory... Read more

1. Introduction and Overview

2. Factors Shaping Chinese Economics Theory and Education

3. The Historical Context for the Evolution of Chinese Economic Theory

4. Economic Restructuring in the Countryside 1978-2001

5. Economic Restructuring in the International Sector

6. Economic Restructuring of State Owned Enterprises

7. Sociology of Knowledge Lessons

8. Evolution of Chinese Economics Education 1978-2000: The Spread of Neoclassical Economics

9. Chinese Economic Theory and Economics Education in the 21^st Century

10. Conclusion: Situating Chinese Events in a Global Pattern and Speculations about the Future