Ma, Qing-Ping - In: Essays in economic & business history : the journal of … 39 (2021), pp. 17-44
China's rapid economic growth since 1978 has been mainly credited to the leadership of the Communist Party of China … (CPC), especially Deng Xiaoping, in the official narratives. This article examines key events before and during China … real driving forces of China's rapid growth. The main role of Deng and the CPC leadership was permissive to the grassroots …