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

• In Event: The Political Economy of Modernization and Welfare Provision

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