Article
China's Gilded Age
Atlantic Monthly
(1994)
Abstract
The article reports on social change in China. The transition from a centrally planned economy to a free market has set off an economic explosion and generated tremendous prosperity. According to the author, there are no signs of political liberalization in China and the power of the National People's Congress has increased significantly. The article discusses widespread corruption in China and the gulf between the prosperity of urban centers and the poverty of rural areas.
Disciplines
Publication Date
April, 1994
Citation Information
Xiao-huang Yin. "China's Gilded Age" Atlantic Monthly Vol. 273 Iss. 4 (1994) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/xiao-huang_yin/5/