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Soldiers of Fortune: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Military-Business Complex, 1978-1998 The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Military-Business Complex, 1978-1998
By James C. Mulvenon
Copyright 2001
290 Pages
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Routledge
290 Pages
by
Routledge
290 Pages
by
Routledge
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In 1978, faced with the pressure to modernize and a declining budget, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reluctantly agreed to join China's economic reform drive, expanding its internal economy to market-oriented civilian production. This work examines PLA's role in the economy up to 1998.
1: Introduction; 2: Historical Antecedents; 3: Origins: Players, Decisions, Documents; 4: Structure and Process; 5: Societal Consequences; 6: Countermeasures; 7: Divestiture
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James C. Mulvenon
