One country, divergent experiences in Mao's China (1949-1978) --the emergence of competing local political economies in China

• In Event: JSS 9
  In JSS Session: New Faces in Chinese Politics: Political Economy

Brief Overview

Using archival-based comparative historical analysis, this research argues that local state behaviors of the Mao era could explain the post-1978 divergent economic orders at the local level.

Author

• Kristine Li, Brown University