China's Economic Relations with the West and Japan, 1949-1979 by Chad Mitcham

China's Economic Relations with the West and Japan, 1949-1979 by Chad Mitcham

Between 1949 and 1979 China was officially self sufficient and under allied trade embargo, this text examines the complicated history of how economic relations between China and the West/Japan developed during that period.

'This book is a valuable contribution to our fuller understanding of China's post 1949 economic development' - Christopher Howe, The China Quarterly, 196, December 2008

"Mitcham reviews the economic and foreign trade diplomacy conducted between China on the one hand and Japan and the West on the otherA particular focus of the work is on how China’s diplomatic policies successfully undermined the American-led trade embargo between 1949 and 1979. Another major and interrelated theme is the gradual Chinese abandonment of Mao’s policy of self-reliance through a halting “readjustment” process based on reduced industrialization targets; the gradual lessening of Chinese economic dependence on the Soviet Union; the purchase of Western and Japanese equipment, complete industrial installations, related technology, and technical support, and a return to the pre-revolutionary policy of importing Western grain." --Reference & Research Book News

Chad J. Mitcham, a London-based writer and researcher, recieved his PhD in History at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has studied and worked in several countries.

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ISBN 13	9780415646574
ISBN 10	041564657X
Title	China's Economic Relations with the West and Japan, 1949-1979
Author	Chad Mitcham
Series	Routledge Studies On The Chinese Economy
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Routledge
Year published	2012-07-13
Number of pages	304
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