Soldiers of Fortune: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Military-Business Complex, 1978-1998 - The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Military-Business Complex, 1978-1998

In 1978, faced with the pressure to modernize and a declining budget, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) reluctantly agreed to join China's economic reform drive, expanding its internal economy to market-oriented civilian production. This work examines PLA's role in the economy up to 1998.

List of contents

1: Introduction; 2: Historical Antecedents; 3: Origins: Players, Decisions, Documents; 4: Structure and Process; 5: Societal Consequences; 6: Countermeasures; 7: Divestiture

About the author

James C. Mulvenon

Product details

• Authors: James C Mulvenon, James C. Mulvenon, Mulvenon James C.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2000
• EAN: 9780765605795
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-0579-5
• No. of pages: 290
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Political Economy, Economic systems and structures, Economic systems & structures, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Military tactics, Military and defence strategy, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Marxism & Communism