Der Journalist Reichhart bietet hier einige kurze und hochaktuelle Einblicke in das moderne China. Der Autor lebt seit Jahren in diesem Land und hat viel von seinen beruflichen Erfahrungen einfliessen lassen. Ein kurzer Überblick über die Lage in diesem immer wichtiger werdenden Land....

China's transition to a market economy has been a process of basic institutional changes and institution building. The institutional change from a socialist labour regime (SLR) as one of the backbones upholding the traditional leninist system to a new "socialist" market labour regime (SMLR)...

The republican era and the emergence of communist leadership during the anti-Japanese war of resistance -- The ascent of the vigilante militia : the violent antecedents of Mao's war communism -- The onset of collectivization and popular dissatisfaction with Mao's "yellow bomb" road -- The...