The article consist of two parts. The first looks at China's industrial performance in terms of the pace and pattern of industrialization, regional industrial distribution and technological change. This analysis is set in the context of the policy background against which industrial changes were...

Deng Xiaoping's economic strategy is widely regarded as a complete anathema to Mao's, but this study strongly argues that without the material foundations laid by Mao, it would have been very difficult for Deng to launch his reform and open-door policy. Deng basically shared Mao's aspirations...