The far-reaching institutional change and societal transformation occurring in former state-
socialist societies have attracted new social science interest in transition economies. This …

At the close of World War II,“development” began to evolve along two paths. On the first path,
scholars aimed to generate theoretical understandings of social change, especially at the …

The success or failure of China's development will impact not only its own citizens but also
those of the world. China is widely recognized as a global actor on the world stage and no …

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summary Over the past three decades, China has undergone a historic transformation. Once
illegal, its private business sector now comprises 30 million businesses employing more …

Economic transitions in countries that move from state planning and redistribution to market
exchange create business opportunities but also uncertainty, because many interdependent …

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2009! In its quarter-century-long shift from communism
to capitalism, China has transformed itself from a desperately poor nation into a country with …

All ruling communist parties have allocated career opportunities to the loyal in an effort to
promote conformity and discipline within their ranks and among their subjects. Yet little is …

Media theory has been too narrowly conceptualized within the experiences of British and
American scholars. Because the United States and Great Britain are the two countries where …

Dragon in a Three-Piece Suit is an innovative sociological examination of what is perhaps
the main engine of economic reform in China, the large industrial firm. Doug Guthrie, who …