1st Edition

Technology, Politics, And Society In China

By Rudi Volti Copyright 1982
255 Pages
by Routledge

255 Pages
by Routledge

255 Pages
by Routledge

This study is the first to summarize the major technological policies implemented in China since 1949 and to place them in their social and historical context. Dr. Volti looks at technological change in China as part of a broader process of economic, political, cultural, and organizational change, focusing primarily on four key areas—agriculture, energy, ground transportation, and medicine and... Read more
Also of Interest -- Introduction -- Technological Development in Context -- Technology and Society in Traditional China -- The Evolution of Technological Policy in the People’s Republic -- Ideological Orientations and Policy Issues -- Organizational Patterns and Technological Change -- The Process of Technological Development: Four Sectoral Studies -- Agricultural Technologies -- Energy Technologies -- Surface Transportation Technologies -- Medical Technologies -- Conclusion

Biography

Rudi Volti is associate professor of sociology at Pitzer College and a member of the Asian studies faculty at Claremont Graduate School, where he teaches courses on modern Chinese history, technology and society, complex organizations, and economic sociology.