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Saturday, 19 November 2005 |
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Welcome to digitalGuanxi.com. This is a site to provide useful information about Chinese business, economy, politics and culture. The site includes: notes on newsworthy items links to useful articles and books about China and commentary about key issues linking China and Europe. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 22 June 2006 )
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Written by Darryn Mitussis
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Saturday, 17 June 2006 |
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Land ownership reform was a key factor in the communist victory. Initial reform implemented by the communist part both before and immediately after the 1949 victory lead to increases in output and social harmony. Subsequent reforms to collectivise agricultural land were less successful. The most recent reforms clearly draw on the successes and failures of the past, most recently to increase security of tenure for farmers. This paper traces the waves of land ownership reform from the 1911 revolution through to current initiatives. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 22 June 2006 )
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Public Sphere in Republican China |
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Written by Darryn Mitussis
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Sunday, 18 June 2006 |
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It is unjustified to claim that without 1911 there would have been no public sphere in China. The conditions for a vibrant public sphere in urban China were set before 1911, including a long tradition of local public action and consultation mediated by the elite and directed toward affecting relations between state and society, the openness and protection in the treaty ports and through the xinzheng reforms, which set in place moves toward representative democracy. In fact, the turmoil that followed 1911 created dysfunction in the public sphere that did exist and often set public opinion in violent opposition with the state; a stark contrast to the generally more harmonious relationship between the public and state in earlier times. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 August 2006 )
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 14 June 2006 |
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Since Deng Xiaoping initiated economic reform in 1978, the Chinese economy has transformed from a socialist command economy to a states-led market economy. This change has unleashed productivity increases and entrepreneurial activity that has had an enormous impact on the life of Chinese citizens and has provided the base for the consumer boom in developed world. Analysis and commentary of these changes is provided here. |
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