Leightner, Jonathan E. 1957-,

Ethics, efficiency and macroeconomics in China : from Mao to Xi / Jonathan Leightner. - First edition. - 1 online resource (viii, 205 pages)

1. Introduction and evaluation criteria -- 2. Power struggles over policies : the Mao years -- 3. Mao sacrifices ethics to advance macroeconomic performance -- 4. The cat's color does not matter : the Deng years -- 5. Deng xiaoping sacrifices ethics to promote efficiency -- 6. "Some will get rich before others" : the Jiang Zemin years : 1989-2002 -- 7. Jiang Zemin sacrifices ethics to promote efficiency -- 8. Harmony? : the Hu Jintao years : 2002-2012 -- 9. Export-driven to consumption driven growth -- 10. Central planning goals overshadow ethics under Hu Jintao -- 11. Xi Jinping's domestic dream for China -- 12. Consumption driven growth fails to thrive under Xi Jinping -- 13. China's international dream under Xi Jinping : trade and exchange rate issues -- 14. China's international dream under Xi Jinping : geopolitical expansion and military issues -- 15. Xi Jinping sacrifices ethics for macroeconomic performance -- 16. Future paths for China -- 17. Conclusions, recommendations, and Xi's nightmares.

9781315209166 9781351805810

10.4324/9781315209166 doi


Economics--Moral and ethical aspects--China.
Industrial efficiency--Moral and ethical aspects.--China
Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.


China--Economic conditions.

HB126.C4 / L45 2017

174.40951 / L529

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